定期
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
定期 (dìngqī) · regular
定期 (dìngqī) means “regular; at regular intervals”. It is written with 2 characters: 定 (to decide) + 期 (period). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 定期 is built
The characters
定 dìng · to decide
What 定 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
Origin hint: A person 疋 settling under a roof 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
你应该定期检查身体。Nǐ yīnggāi dìngqī jiǎnchá shēntǐ.You should have regular check-ups.
我们定期开会。Wǒmen dìngqī kāihuì.We hold meetings at regular intervals.
Questions about 定期
What does 定期 mean?
定期 (dìngqī) means “regular; at regular intervals”.
How do you pronounce 定期?
定期 is pronounced dìngqī.
Which HSK level is 定期?
定期 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily
- 一定yīdìngcertainly
- 否定fǒudìngto deny
- 规定guīdìngrule
- 决定juédìngto decide
- 确定quèdìngto make sure
- 制定zhìdìngto make (rules or plans)
- 固定gùdìngfixed
- 说不定shuōbudìngmaybe
- 稳定wěndìngstable
Learn 定期 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.