为期
Old HSK 6
为期 (wéiqī) · to last (a period of time)
为期 (wéiqī) means “to last (a period of time)”. It is written with 2 characters: 为 (for) + 期 (period). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 为期 is built
The characters
为 wèi · for
What 为 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
期 qī · period
What 期 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 月 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这次培训为期两周。Zhè cì péixùn wéiqī liǎng zhōu.This training lasts two weeks.
为期三天的会议今天开幕。Wéiqī sān tiān de huìyì jīntiān kāimù.The three-day conference opened today.
Questions about 为期
What does 为期 mean?
为期 (wéiqī) means “to last (a period of time)”.
How do you pronounce 为期?
为期 is pronounced wéiqī.
Which HSK level is 为期?
为期 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 成为chéngwéito become
- 认为rènwéito think
- 为什么wèishénmewhy
- 行为xíngwéibehavior
- 以为yǐwéito think (mistakenly)
- 因为yīnwèibecause
- 变为biànwéito turn into
- 称为chēngwéito be called
- 为了wèilein order to
- 分为fēnwéito divide into
Learn 为期 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 188: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.