期限 qīxiàn▶ term

Stroke order

期限 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

• 期 — 12 strokes
• 限 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. time limit
2. deadline
3. allotted time

Characters in 期限

• 期 qī — a period of time; phase; stage
• 限 xiàn — to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

• 为期by a definite date
• 周期period cycle
• 定期regular
• 局限limit; confine
• 延期Delay
• 期望Expect

期限 is pronounced qīxiàn and means “term”.

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