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尾期
wěi qī
Pinyin
Definition
尾期
-
wěi qī
final period
the end (of a term)
the close
Character Decomposition
尾
尸
毛
期
甘
一
八
月
Related Words
(20)
假期
jià qī
1
vacation
学期
xué qī
1
term
2
semester
3
CL:個|个[gè]
星期
xīng qī
1
week
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
day of the week
4
Sunday
时期
shí qī
1
period
2
phase
3
CL:個|个[gè]
期
qī
1
variant of 期[qī]
2
period
3
cycle
期待
qī dài
1
to look forward to
2
to await
3
expectation
期间
qī jiān
1
period of time
2
time
3
time period
4
period
5
CL:個|个[gè]
不期而遇
bù qī ér yù
1
meet by chance
2
have a chance encounter
中期
zhōng qī
1
middle (of a period of time)
2
medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
1
nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
佳期
jiā qī
1
wedding day
2
day of tryst
保质期
bǎo zhì qī
1
date of use (on foodstuffs)
2
best before date
分期
fēn qī
1
by stages
2
staggered
3
step by step
4
in installments
初期
chū qī
1
initial stage
2
beginning period
到期
dào qī
1
to fall due (loan etc)
2
to expire (visa etc)
3
to mature (investment bond etc)
前期
qián qī
1
preceding period
2
early stage
如期
rú qī
1
as scheduled
2
on time
3
punctual
孕期
yùn qī
1
gestation
2
duration of pregnancy
定期
dìng qī
1
at set dates
2
at regular intervals
3
periodic
4
limited to a fixed period of time
5
fixed term
尾
wěi
1
tail
2
remainder
3
remnant
4
extremity
5
sixth of the 28 constellations
6
classifier for fish
Idioms
(19)
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
1
lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
2
head-to-tail
3
one thing starts where the other leaves off
宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
1
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
2
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
1
large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
2
fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
后会有期
hòu huì yǒu qī
1
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
2
Hope to see you again.
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
1
lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
2
through and through
3
out and out
4
from top to bottom
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
1
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
2
to be well pleased with oneself
3
to have a lighthearted air
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
1
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
2
to carry things through
3
I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾
yǒu tóu wú wěi
1
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
2
lack of sticking power
3
short attention span
期期艾艾
qī qī ài ài
1
stammering (idiom)
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
1
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
2
to reveal one's evil nature
3
evidence that reveals the villain
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
1
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
2
fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
1
afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
2
afraid of the slightest thing
藏头露尾
cáng tóu lù wěi
1
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
2
half-truths
虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
1
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
2
fig. extremely dangerous situation
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
1
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
街头巷尾
jiē tóu xiàng wěi
1
top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
遥遥无期
yáo yáo wú qī
1
far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever
龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi
1
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
龟笑鳖无尾
guī xiào biē wú wěi
1
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom)
2
fig. the pot calling the kettle black
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