Chinese word

改期

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎi qī

Meaning

  • verbreschedule

Example

医院的预约能不能改期？yī yuàn de yù yuē néng bù néng gǎi qī

Can the hospital appointment be rescheduled?

Illustration for 改期 (reschedule)

More examples

我想把会议改期到下周。wǒ xiǎng bǎ huì yì gǎi qī dào xià zhōu

I want to reschedule the meeting to next week.

Core concept

A fixed point on the calendar is shifted to another point without replacing the planned event.

Common phrases

  • 能不能改期néng bù néng gǎi qī

    can reschedule

  • 把预约改期bǎ yù yuē gǎi qī

    reschedule an appointment

  • 需要改期xū yào gǎi qī

    need to reschedule

Similar words

延期yán qī: Moving a planned appointment, meeting, or event to a later date.
换时间huàn shí jiān: Changing the agreed time for an appointment, meeting, or event.
改天gǎi tiān: Having a planned appointment or event take place on another day.

Definition in Chinese

将原定的预约、会议或活动的日期改到另一个时间进行。jiāng yuán dìng de yù yuē huì yì huò huó dòng de rì qī gǎi dào lìng yí gè shí jiān jìn xíng

Word origin

改 (gǎi, "alter") + 期 (qī, "scheduled date") forms a transparent term for altering the date set for an event.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English "postpone," this verb does not by itself mean that the new date is later, because the change can move an appointment earlier or later.

Other meanings

  • change the dateverb

Opposites

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