Tàikōng jìngsài shì lìshǐ shàng jīdòng rénxīn de shíqī.
The space race was an exciting period in history.
Sentence #818822 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 时期 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.
时shío’clock
日sun · rìMeaning part
寸inch · cùn
Memory aidThe sun 日 marks the time of day. In the full form 時, 寺 (sì) gave the sound.
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 时期
时 7 strokes · 期 12 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 时期 (shíqī). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
时期 (shíqī) means “period” or “phase”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it shíqī: shí with a 2nd 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.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 时期 is written 時期. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one period is 一个时期 (yí ge shíqī).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shiqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 时期 from the suggestions. Typing shiqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
时期 is an HSK 5 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.
时shí2nd tone, rising
期qī1st tone, high and level
