到期
dào qī
Pinyin
Definition
到期
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- to fall due (loan etc)
- to expire (visa etc)
- to mature (investment bond etc)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一条路走到黑
- 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
- 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
- 3 to cling to one's course
不到火候不揭锅
- 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不到黄河心不死
- 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
- 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
- 3 to keep going while some hope is left
不问就听不到假话
- 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
事到临头
- 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
Sample Sentences
两年啊?我的签证明年十月就到期了,月卡多少呢?
Two years? My visa expires in October of next year. How much is the monthly pass?
怎么会这样?是不是因为你们合同没到期?
How could that be? Is it because your contract hasn't finished yet?
到期了。可是他说房子被我用旧了,不退押金了。
It's finished. But he says that I've worn out the apartment. He won't give the deposit back.
喂?曹先生,您的汽车保险快要到期了,您需要续保吗?
Hello? Mr. Cao, your car insurance is about to come due. Do you need to renew your insurance?
是吗?那宽带的合同到期后就换这个吧。
Really? Then after your contract for the broadband expires, you can switch to that.
啊!小孙,我的防毒软件要到期了,怎么办?
Oh! Xiao Sun, my antivirus software is about to expire. What should I do?
我现在拿的是旅游签证,期限是九十天。就要到期了。
The one I have now is a 90 day tourist visa. It's about to expire.
房子的租约就要到期了,你准备续租吗?
The lease on the apartment is almost up. Do you plan to renew it?
还有两个月才到期,我们以后再说吧。
The lease isn't up for another two months. Let's talk about it another time.
还没呢。我买的是三年期的定投,每个月存个几百块,而且是稳健型的,亏也亏不到哪儿去。等到期了,如果行情不好,我就卖掉换其他投资产品。
No, not yet. I bought a 3 year fixed investment, and I put in a few hundred a month. Also, it's the stable kind – if I lose anything, I won't lose much. When it's finished, if the market isn't good, I'll just sell them and invest in some other products.