有期 (yǒu) — (noun) fixed term, defined period; (noun) fixed-term imprisonment (short for 有期徒刑)
Definition
Meaning 'fixed-term / for a set period' (as in 有期徒刑 'fixed-term sentence', 有期合同 'fixed-term contract'). It contrasts with 无期 ('indefinite / life'), where no end date is set.
noun
fixed termdefined periodfixed-term imprisonment (short for 有期徒刑)
Examples
- 。Tā bèi pàn le yǒu tú xíng liǎng nián.He was sentenced to two years of fixed-term imprisonment.
- 有期，。Zhè fèn hé tong shì yǒu de, wǔ nián hòu dào qī.This contract is fixed-term; it expires in five years.
- 有期。yǒu Yǔ wú qī de qū bié zài yú shì fǒu shè dìng shí jiān.The difference between fixed-term and indefinite is whether a time is set.
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