期中
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
期中 (qīzhōng) · midterm
期中 (qīzhōng) means “midterm”. It is written with 2 characters: 期 (period) + 中 (middle). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 期中 is built
The characters
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)
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
明天是期中考试。Míngtiān shì qīzhōng kǎoshì.Tomorrow is the midterm exam.
你期中考了多少分？Nǐ qīzhōng kǎo le duōshao fēn?What score did you get on the midterm?
Questions about 期中
What does 期中 mean?
期中 (qīzhōng) means “midterm”.
How do you pronounce 期中?
期中 is pronounced qīzhōng.
Which HSK level is 期中?
期中 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 日期rìqīdate
- 星期xīngqīweek
- 星期日xīngqīrìSunday
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 假期jiàqīholiday
- 学期xuéqīterm
- 长期chángqīlong-term
- 定期dìngqīregular
- 短期duǎnqīshort-term
- 近期jìnqīin the near future
Learn 期中 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 70: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.