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The Chinese word shiqi - 时期 - shíqī
(particular period in Chinese)



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Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)

shíqī

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English translations

particular period,
specified time

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Chinese characters  ( shiqi / shíqī ) with pronunciation (English translation: particular period )

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时期 ( shiqi / shíqī ) is composed of these characters: 时 (shi) , 期 (qi)
时期 ( shiqi / shíqī ) in traditional characters
時期
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 时期 ( shiqi / shíqī ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Na shi yi ge kunnan de shiqi.
Nà shì yī gè kùnnan de shíqī.
 – English translation: That was a difficult period.

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

time  |  a period of time
时期 ( shiqi / shíqī ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 244)

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