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week / CL: 個|个 / day of the week / Sunday
HSK 1
date / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
term / semester / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
vacation
HSK 2
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  *期* | 期* | *期
a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2]
HSK 3
long term / long time / long range (of a forecast)
HSK 3
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  *期* | 期* | *期
variant of / period / cycle
HSK 3
near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent
HSK 3
at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term
HSK 3
short term / short-term
HSK 3
to delay / to extend / to postpone / to defer
HSK 4
early period; early phase; early stage
HSK 5
period / cycle
HSK 5
to expect / to anticipate
HSK 5
(to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time)
HSK 5
initial stage / beginning period
HSK 5
to fall due (loan etc) / to expire (visa etc) / to mature (investment bond etc)
HSK 6
middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
HSK 6
period / phase / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
the corresponding time period (in a different year etc) / concurrent / synchronous
HSK 6
the current period / this term (usually in finance)
HSK 6
summer vacation time
HSK 7-9
later period / end stage / terminal
HSK 7-9
to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date)
HSK 7-9
preceding period / early stage
HSK 7-9
late stage / later period
HSK 7-9
next period (week, month or quarter etc)
HSK 7-9
to be overdue / to fail to meet a deadline / to be behind in doing sth
HSK 7-9
(banking) current (account) / checking (account) / demand (deposit etc)
HSK 7-9
term of office / CL: 屆|届 / tenure (entire period in office)
HSK 7-9
shelf life / expiration date
HSK 7-9
puberty / adolescence
HSK 7-9
previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
HSK 7-9
peak period / rush hour
HSK 7-9
period of validity / sell-by date
HSK 7-9
trial period / probationary period
HSK 7-9
project duration; construction period
to set a time limit / time limit / deadline
end (of a period) / last part / final phase
as scheduled / on time / punctual
prison term
in order to / hoping to / attempting to / waiting for
to extend the period / to reschedule (a debt)
by stages / staggered / step by step / in installments
slot within a schedule / timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc) / range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc)
wedding day
on schedule / on time
wedding day / day of tryst
pregnancy; gestation
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again.
long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约
time of death / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term
the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting
far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
the flowering season
expected date of childbirth / estimated due date (EDD)
menstrual period
the time before a certain date; in advance; beforehand; premature / initial period
flood season
to defer / to put off (until later) / to postpone
(agriculture) seedling stage
half-life
the exam period / the exam date
glacial epoch; ice age
time of birth / period of labor / lying-in
schedule (for flights, voyages etc)
to reschedule / to rearrange (e.g. a meeting) / to postpone
departure date
to fall due / to come to the end of a term / to expire
to fail to come out on time / to miss a deadline
it is essential to (complete a project on time, be thorough etc)
fasting days / a fast
(formal) to delay / to miss a deadline / to fail to do sth at the appointed time
festival season
terminal / final
age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex / puberty
safe period / safe days of a woman's menstrual cycle (low risk of conception)
next week
last week / previous week
window period (time between infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies) / period during which sth is lacking (boyfriend or girlfriend, work, revenue, production of a commodity etc) / lull / hiatus
public holiday
unexpectedly / to one's surprise
to meet again at unspecified date / meeting postponed indefinitely
delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery) / date of delivery
credit period
period of plentiful water supply, with increased river flow due to snowmelt or higher rainfall
(literary) one's 80s or 90s
menstrual period
date of issue (of document)
cell cycle
infancy
adolescence
late (for an appointed time)
dry season; low-water period
the breeding season (zool.) / oestrus (period of sexual receptivity of female mammals)
economic cycle
transition period
next week
grace period / period of grace
swap (finance)

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