过期
Old HSK 5
过期 (guòqī) · to expire
过期 (guòqī) means “to expire; overdue”. It is written with 2 characters: 过 (to pass) + 期 (period). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 过期 is built
The characters
过 guò · to pass
What 过 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 咼 gives the sound. (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
这瓶牛奶已经过期了。Zhè píng niúnǎi yǐjīng guòqī le.This bottle of milk has expired.
你的护照下个月就过期了。Nǐ de hùzhào xià gè yuè jiù guòqī le.Your passport expires next month.
Questions about 过期
What does 过期 mean?
过期 (guòqī) means “to expire; overdue”.
How do you pronounce 过期?
过期 is pronounced guòqī.
Which HSK level is 过期?
过期 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不过bùguòbut
- 超过chāoguòto exceed
- 过来guòlaito come over
- 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 过去guòqùthe past
- 见过jiànguoto have seen
- 经过jīngguòto pass by
- 难过nánguòsad
- 通过tōngguòto pass
- 走过zǒuguòto walk past
Learn 过期 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.