过期 (guò qī) — to expire (of food, documents, etc.); to be overdue; to be out of date
Definition
过期 focuses on a past-due time limit (food, documents, contracts). To expire / fall due is to 到期; 逾期 emphasizes having missed a deadline.
verb
to expire (of food, documents, etc.)to be overdueto be out of date
Examples
- 过期，。Niú nǎi yǐ jīng guò qī le, bù néng hē le.The milk has expired and cannot be drunk.
- 过期。Wǒ de hù zhào xià ge yuè guò qī.My passport expires next month.
- 过期。Zhè xiē guò qī zá zhì kě yǐ rēng diào.These outdated magazines can be thrown away.
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