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Chinese word
后期
Pronunciation
Pinyinhòu qī
Meaning
- nounlater stage
Example
他在项目的后期加入了我们。tā zài xiàng mù dì hòu qī jiā rù le wǒ men
He joined us during the later stage of the project.
More examples
这部电影目前正在进行后期制作。zhè bù diàn yǐng mù qián zhèng zài jìn xíng hòu qī zhì zuò
This film is currently in post-production.
Core concept
The part of a timeline that follows the midpoint and leads toward completion.
Common phrases
电影后期制作diàn yǐng hòu qī zhì zuò
film post-production
疾病后期jí bìng hòu qī
late stage of a disease
Similar words
晚期wǎn qī: A late period near the end of a long process or development.
后半期hòu bàn qī: The second half of a period, from its midpoint onward.
末期mò qī: The final stage of a process, when it is nearly over.
Definition in Chinese
指某一阶段的后半段或处于发展末期的时期。zhǐ mǒu yì jiē duàn de hòu bàn duàn huò chǔ yú fā zhǎn mò qī de shí qī
Word origin
后期 (hòuqī, "later stage") is formed from 后 (hòu, "after") and 期 (qī, "period"), linking the idea of what comes after with a defined span of time.
Usage tips
- As a noun, it commonly follows the name of the larger activity or period being divided into stages, which makes the time frame clear.
Other meanings
- second halfnoun
- final periodnoun
Opposites
- 前期qián qīearly stagenoun
Related words
- 后期制作hòu qī zhì zuòpost-productionnoun
- 后期治疗hòu qī zhì liáolate-stage treatmentnoun