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为期 (wéi qī) — lasting (a certain period of time); to be completed by (a certain date)

Definition

为期 (wéiqī) describes a fixed duration or deadline of an event, plan, or task. Unlike 长期 ('long-term') or 永久 ('permanent'), it always implies a specific, finite period.

verb
lasting (a certain period of time)to be completed by (a certain date)

Examples

  • 为期。
    Zhè cì kǎo shì wéi qī liǎng gè xiǎo shí.
    This exam lasts two hours.
  • 为期。
    Wǒ men yǒu yí gè wéi qī sān gè yuè de péi xùn.
    We have a three-month training.
  • 为期。
    Zhè xiàng rèn wu wéi qī yì zhōu wán chéng.
    This task must be completed within one week.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

为wèibe
期qīperiod

为 “be” and 期 “period” combine to mean be a set period.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 為; 为 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 為 showed a hand holding an elephant; the simplified 为 is a later shorthand.

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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
日日rì
Sound part声符shēngfú
其
其qí期qī
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.

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