本期 (běn qī) — the current issue (of a periodical); this term (of a publication series); the current semester; the present course session; this cohort (of students)

Definition

本期 (běn qī) means 'this issue / this term' — the present installment in a series like a magazine, course, or training cohort. 本 points to the current one, 期 marks the issue or session.

noun
the current issue (of a periodical)this term (of a publication series)the current semesterthe present course sessionthis cohort (of students)

Examples

  • 本期，。
    běn qī Zá zhì de nèi róng fēi cháng fēng fù, zhí dé yì dú.
    The content of this issue of the magazine is very rich and worth reading.
  • 本期，。
    běn qī Kè chéng gòng yǒu shí èr zhōu, měi zhōu liǎng cì kè.
    This semester's course lasts twelve weeks, with two sessions per week.
  • 本期。
    běn qī Péi xùn bān de xué yuán lái zì quán guó gè dì.
    The trainees of this training cohort come from all over the country.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

本běnthis
期qīterm/issue

本 points to the present one, and 期 is the term or issue.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.

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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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