qī 
		a period of time
phase
stage
classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study
time
term
period
to hope
Taiwan pr. [qi2]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qī dài 
		to look forward to
to await
expectation
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			cháng qī 
		long term
long time
long range (of a forecast)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qī jiān 
		period of time
time
time period
period
CL:個|个[ge4]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jìn qī 
		near in time
in the near future
very soon
recent
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dào qī 
		to fall due (loan etc)
to expire (visa etc)
to mature (investment bond etc)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xīng qī 
		week
CL:個|个[ge4]
day of the week
Sunday
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dìng qī 
		at set dates
at regular intervals
periodic
limited to a fixed period of time
fixed term
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chū qī 
		initial stage
beginning period
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qī xiàn 
		time limit
deadline
allotted time
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yǐ qī 
		in order to
hoping to
attempting to
waiting for
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zǎo qī 
		early period
early phase
early stage
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			mò qī 
		end (of a period)
last part
final phase
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			huì qī 
		the duration of a conference
the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held
session
the date of a meeting
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiān qī 
		in advance
beforehand
premature
front-end
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wéi qī 
		(to be done) by (a certain date)
lasting (a certain time)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qián qī 
		preceding period
early stage
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiàn qī 
		to set a time limit
time limit
deadline
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wǎn qī 
		later period
end stage
terminal
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qī wàng 
		to have expectations
to earnestly hope
expectation
hope
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán qī 
		to delay
to extend
to postpone
to defer
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wú qī 
		unspecified period
in the indefinite future
no fixed time
indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gōng qī 
		time allocated for a project
completion date
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhǎn qī 
		to extend the period
to reschedule (a debt)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			rú qī 
		as scheduled
on time
punctual
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qián fú qī 
		incubation period (of disease)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tóng qī 
		the corresponding time period (in a different year etc)
concurrent
synchronous
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhōng qī 
		middle (of a period of time)
medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yǒu xiào qī 
		period of validity
sell-by date
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qī xǔ 
		to hope
to expect
expectation(s)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			guò qī 
		to be overdue
to exceed the time limit
to expire (as in expiration date)