为 wèi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
为期
wéiqī
to last for (a period)
Characters in this word
期 qī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 培训为期三天。 Péixùn wéiqī sān tiān. The training lasts three days.
- 活动为期一周。 Huódòng wéiqī yì zhōu. The event lasts one week.
- 课程为期半年。 Kèchéng wéiqī bàn nián. The course lasts half a year.