归期 (guī jī) — expected date of one's return

Definition

Examples

• 他的归期还没确定，可能要再等一个月。
  Tā de guī jī hái méi què dìng, kě néng yào zài děng yí gè yuè.
  His expected date of return hasn't been set yet; he may have to wait another month.
• 战争结束了，士兵们终于等到了归期。
  Zhàn zhēng jié shù le, shì bīng men zhōng yú děng dào le guī jī.
  The war ended, and the soldiers finally got their expected date of return.
• 她每天在日历上标记着归期的日子。
  Tā měi tiān zài rì lì shàng biāo jì zhe guī jī de rì zi.
  She marks the days until his expected return on the calendar every day.