期末
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
期末 (qīmò) · end of term
期末 (qīmò) means “end of term; final (exam)”. It is written with 2 characters: 期 (period) + 末 (end). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 期末 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)
末 mò · end
What 末 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: The top 一 of a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
下周有期末考试。Xià zhōu yǒu qīmò kǎoshì.There are final exams next week.
你期末考得怎么样？Nǐ qīmò kǎo de zěnmeyàng?How did your end-of-term exams go?
Questions about 期末
What does 期末 mean?
期末 (qīmò) means “end of term; final (exam)”.
How do you pronounce 期末?
期末 is pronounced qīmò.
Which HSK level is 期末?
期末 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 期末 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.