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HSK
date / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
week / CL: 個|个 / day of the week / Sunday
HSK 1
vacation
HSK 2
term / semester / CL: 個|个
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
near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent
HSK 3
long term / long time / long range (of a forecast)
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
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  *朞* | 朞* | *朞
variant of / period / cycle
HSK 3
to delay / to extend / to postpone / to defer
HSK 4
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
early period; early phase; early stage
HSK 5
to fall due (loan etc) / to expire (visa etc) / to mature (investment bond etc)
HSK 6
period / phase / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
the corresponding time period (in a different year etc) / concurrent / synchronous
HSK 6
middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
HSK 6
the current period / this term (usually in finance)
HSK 6
trial period / probationary period
HSK 7-9
term of office / CL: 屆|届 / tenure (entire period in office)
HSK 7-9
to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date)
HSK 7-9
period of validity / sell-by date
HSK 7-9
to be overdue / to fail to meet a deadline / to be behind in doing sth
HSK 7-9
puberty / adolescence
HSK 7-9
late stage / later period
HSK 7-9
summer vacation time
HSK 7-9
later period / end stage / terminal
HSK 7-9
preceding period / early stage
HSK 7-9
(banking) current (account) / checking (account) / demand (deposit etc)
HSK 7-9
previous period (week, month or quarter etc)
HSK 7-9
next period (week, month or quarter etc)
HSK 7-9
peak period / rush hour
HSK 7-9
shelf life / expiration date
HSK 7-9
pregnancy; gestation
unspecified period / in the indefinite future / no fixed time / indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)
by stages / staggered / step by step / in installments
end (of a period) / last part / final phase
half-life
menstrual period
time of birth / period of labor / lying-in
incubation period (of disease)
to set a time limit / time limit / deadline
to extend the period / to reschedule (a debt)
in order to / hoping to / attempting to / waiting for
as scheduled / on time / punctual
prison term
the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting
menopause / andropause
time of death / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term
unexpectedly / to one's surprise
next week
the breeding season (zool.) / oestrus (period of sexual receptivity of female mammals)
far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
expected date of childbirth / estimated due date (EDD)
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again.
dry season; low-water period
ice age
to fall due / to come to the end of a term / to expire
ice age
frost-free period
adolescence
to defer / to put off (until later) / to postpone
long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约
it is essential to (complete a project on time, be thorough etc)
indefinitely; of unlimited duration
old age
to reschedule / to rearrange (e.g. a meeting) / to postpone
on schedule / on time
postnatal period / puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth)
transition period
wedding day
safe period / safe days of a woman's menstrual cycle (low risk of conception)
incubation period / time for sth to develop
late (for an appointed time)
schedule (for flights, voyages etc)
the flowering season
wedding day / day of tryst
fasting days / a fast
last week / previous week
glacial epoch; ice age
project duration; construction period
to fail to come out on time / to miss a deadline
the time before a certain date; in advance; beforehand; premature / initial period
(literary) one's 80s or 90s
terminal / final
flood season
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)
the exam period / the exam date
flood season
departure date
variant of 克期
(agriculture) seedling stage
(formal) to delay / to miss a deadline / to fail to do sth at the appointed time
date of birth
delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery) / date of delivery
non-scheduled / irregularly
presidential term of office / presidency

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