改期 (gǎi jī) — to change the date, to reschedule

Definition

改期 (gǎiqī) means to reschedule or change the date of a planned event. Often used with 了 to mark the change has been made.

verb

to change the dateto reschedule

改期。
Huì yì gǎi jī le.
The meeting is rescheduled.
改期。
Wǒ men dé gǎi yí cì gǎi jī.
We have to reschedule once.
，改期。
Yīn wèi xià yǔ, bǐ sài gǎi le gǎi jī.
Because of the rain, the competition date was changed.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

In 改期, 改 changes 期, so the date is rescheduled.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

巳

巳sì改gǎi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

An early form of 改 paired 巳 as a sound part with 攴 as a meaning part; the sound part later changed.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

其

Same sound today

The original form paired 其 for its sound with 日 (sun). A related form changed that sun to 月, and this later developed into 期.

Appears in