HSK 6 · Time

周期 zhōuqī “cycle” in Chinese

Traditional 週期

What 周期 means

  1. cycle
  2. period

How to say 周期

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale周zhōu1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale期qī1st tone, high and level

周期 in a sentence

  1. 这个项目的周期是一年。

    Zhè ge xiàngmù de zhōuqī shì yì nián.

    This project runs over a one-year cycle.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 月亮圆缺的周期大约是一个月。

    Yuèliang yuánquē de zhōuqī dàyuē shì yí ge yuè.

    The moon waxes and wanes over a cycle of about a month.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 周期 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 周 (zhōu) with each of its parts in a different colour
周zhōuto make a circuit
  • 冂down box · jiōng
  • 土earth · tǔ
  • 口mouth · kǒu
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 周期

周 8 strokes · 期 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 周期

Words with 周

周zhōu · week周末zhōumò · weekend周围zhōuwéi · environs周到zhōudào · thoughtful周年zhōunián · anniversary周边zhōubiān · surrounding周密zhōumì · thorough周转zhōuzhuǎn · turnover周折zhōuzhé · twists and turns众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī · as everyone knows

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

以后yǐhòu · after暂且zànqiě · for the time being正月zhēngyuè · first month of the lunar year终身zhōngshēn · lifelong周年zhōunián · anniversary昼夜zhòuyè · day and night逐年zhúnián · year after year作息zuòxī · work and rest

FAQs

周期 (zhōuqī) means “cycle” or “period”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhōuqī: zhōu with a 1st 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, 周期 is written 週期. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhouqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 周期 from the suggestions. Typing zhouqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
周期 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.