HSK 6 · Time

定期 dìngqī “regular” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 定期 means

  1. regular
  2. at regular intervals
  3. fixed-term
  4. at set dates
  5. periodic
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • limited to a fixed period of time
  • fixed term

How to say 定期

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale定dìng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale期qī1st tone, high and level

定期 in a sentence

  1. 最好定期去看牙医。

    Zuìhǎo dìngqī qù kàn yáyī.

    It’s best to see the dentist regularly.

    Sentence #1467054 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 她以前定期来看我。

    Tā yǐqián dìngqī lái kàn wǒ.

    She used to visit me regularly.

    Sentence #852179 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 我们定期在这里施行安全检查。

    Wǒmen dìngqī zài zhèlǐ shīxíng ānquán jiǎnchá.

    We conduct safety inspections here on a regular basis.

    Sentence #14066204 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 定期 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 定 (dìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite
  • 宀roof · mián
  • 疋roll of cloth · pǐ

Memory aidA roof 宀 over 正 “upright”, squashed at the bottom so it looks like 疋: settled, fixed.

The character 期 (qī) with each of its parts in a different colour
期qīperiod
  • 其his · qíSound part
  • 月moon · yuèMeaning part

月 hints at the meaning (moon); 其 (qí) hints at the sound. Compare it with qī.

How to write 定期

定 8 strokes · 期 12 strokes

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定期 (dìngqī) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 定期 (dìngqī). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 定期

Words with 定

一定yídìng · surely决定juédìng · decide定dìng · to decide肯定kěndìng · to be certain规定guīdìng · to stipulate否定fǒudìng · to negate确定quèdìng · to confirm固定gùdìng · to fix制定zhìdìng · to draw up稳定wěndìng · steady

Words with 期

星期xīngqī · week星期日Xīngqīrì · Sunday星期天Xīngqītiān · Sunday假期jiàqī · holiday学期xuéqī · term期间qījiān · period of time日期rìqī · date时期shíqī · period过期guòqī · to be overdue期待qīdài · to look forward to

More words: Time & Sequence

当初dāngchū · originally当代dāngdài · contemporary当前dāngqián · current丁dīng · fourth (in a series)端午节Duānwǔjié · Dragon Boat Festival顿时dùnshí · immediately黄昏huánghūn · dusk间隔jiàngé · interval

FAQs

定期 (dìngqī) means “regular” or “at regular intervals”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dìngqī: dìng with a 4th tone, then qī with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 定期 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dingqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 定期 from the suggestions. Typing dingqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
定期 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.