Chinese word

截止日期

Pronunciation

Pinyinjié zhǐ rì qī

Meaning

  • noundeadline

Example

请告诉我项目的截止日期。qǐng gào sù wǒ xiàng mù dì jié zhǐ rì qī

Please tell me the project's deadline.

Illustration for 截止日期 (deadline)

More examples

我们在截止日期前把报告提交了。wǒ men zài jié zhǐ rì qī qián bǎ bào gào tí jiāo le

We submitted the report before the deadline.

Core concept

The last marked point on a calendar before an organized process stops accepting work.

Common phrases

  • 接近截止日期jiē jìn jié zhǐ rì qī

    approach the deadline

  • 在截止日期前提交zài jié zhǐ rì qī qián tí jiāo

    submit before the deadline

  • 确认截止日期què rèn jié zhǐ rì qī

    confirm the deadline

Similar words

截止时间jié zhǐ shí jiān: The specific time when a task or submission is no longer accepted.
截止日jié zhǐ rì: The date marked as the cutoff for a task or submission.
期限qī xiàn: The last point allowed for carrying out an action or making a submission.

Definition in Chinese

截止日期指规定某项事务必须在该日或该日指定时刻之前完成或提交的最终日期或时间点。jié zhǐ rì qī zhǐ guī dìng mǒu xiàng shì wù bì xū zài gāi rì huò gāi rì zhǐ dìng shí kè zhī qián wán chéng huò tí jiāo de zuì zhōng rì qī huò shí jiān diǎn

Word origin

截止日期 (jiézhǐrìqī, "deadline") combines 截 (jié, "cut off") + 止 (zhǐ, "stop") with 日期 (rìqī, "date"), naming the date that closes a task or process.

Usage tips

  • A form can show a date and a separate time field, so both fields matter when a task has a precise closing time.

Other meanings

  • cutoff datenoun

Opposites

  • 开始日期kāi shǐ rì qīstart datenoun

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