期限
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
期限 (qīxiàn) · deadline
期限 (qīxiàn) means “deadline; time limit”. It is written with 2 characters: 期 (period) + 限 (boundary). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 期限 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)
限 xiàn · boundary
What 限 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 艮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个工作的期限是一个月。Zhè ge gōngzuò de qīxiàn shì yī gè yuè.The deadline for this work is one month.
还书的期限是哪天？Huán shū de qīxiàn shì nǎ tiān?What day is the book due back?
Questions about 期限
What does 期限 mean?
期限 (qīxiàn) means “deadline; time limit”.
How do you pronounce 期限?
期限 is pronounced qīxiàn.
Which HSK level is 期限?
期限 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
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 期限 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.