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后期

hòuqī

late stage, later period

A person climbing the last steps toward a red flag
Memory picture

Characters in this word

后 hòu

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
𠂋 cliff 口 mouth

期 qī

Strokes
12
Radical
月 — moon
Made of
其 his, her, its, their 月 moon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 期

Example phrases

  • 项目后期最容易出现预算超支,因此每个步骤都需要严格审核。 Xiàngmù hòuqī zuì róngyì chūxiàn yùsuàn chāozhī, yīncǐ měi gè bùzhòu dōu xūyào yángé shěnhé. Overspending is most likely to occur in the later stage of a project, so every step needs strict review.
  • 这部电影的后期制作花了整整半年。 Zhè bù diànyǐng de hòuqī zhìzuò huā le zhěngzhěng bàn nián. The post-production of this film took a full six months.
  • 比赛后期,他的体力明显下降了。 Bǐsài hòuqī, tā de tǐlì míngxiǎn xiàjiàng le. Late in the match, his stamina dropped noticeably.

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