Chinese

定期

/tiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
to fix a period
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese定 “stable; steady; fixed”
    • meaningChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
    • soundChinese正 “straight; upright in proper position; middle”
      • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
      • meaningChinese止 “foot”
  • characterChinese期 “to arrange a time; to engage; to arrange to meet”
    • soundChinese其 “his; her; its; their”
    • meaningChinese日 “Sun”

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