到期 (dào qī) — (of a deadline, visa, contract) to expire; (of a loan, investment) to become due, to mature
Definition
到期 means a fixed end date is reached — a visa, contract, or loan becomes invalid or payable. For expired food or out-of-date documents, use 过期.
verb
(of a deadline, visa, contract) to expire(of a loan, investment) to become dueto mature
Examples
- 到期。Wǒ de qiān zhèng xià ge yuè dào qī.My visa expires next month.
- ，。Zhè fèn hé tong dào le qī, yào chóng xīn qiān.This contract has expired and needs to be re-signed.
- 到期。Zhè zhāng yōu huì quàn míng tiān dào qī.This coupon expires tomorrow.
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