Chinese word

本期

Pronunciation

Pinyinběn qī

Meaning

  • nounthis issue

Example

本期我们会推出新产品。běn qī wǒ men huì tuī chū xīn chán pǐn

In this issue, we will launch new products.

Illustration for 本期 (this issue)

More examples

本期业绩超过了预期。běn qī yè jì chāo guò le yù qī

This period's performance exceeded expectations.

Core concept

A bounded slice of a publication, program, or record marked as the current one.

Common phrases

  • 本期业绩běn qī yè jì

    this period's performance

  • 本期利润běn qī lì rùn

    this period's profit

  • 本期预算běn qī yù suàn

    this period's budget

Similar words

本次běn cì: The specific occasion or instance indicated in an official setting or document.
当期dāng qī: The present accounting or statistical period covered by a report.
这一期zhè yì qī: The current magazine or program installment or period, expressed in a conversational way.
本季度běn jì dù: The present quarter used as a three-month accounting or business period.

Definition in Chinese

指当前的期次或时间段，常用于刊物、节目的一期以及会计或统计中的当前报告期。zhǐ dāng qián de qī cì huò shí jiān duàn cháng yòng yú kān wù jié mù de yì qī yǐ jí kuài jì huò tǒng jì zhōng de dāng qián bào gào qī

Word origin

本期 (běnqī, "this issue or current period") is formed from 本 (běn, "this") + 期 (qī, "issue or period"), identifying the installment or interval currently in focus.

Usage tips

  • The surrounding vocabulary often reveals the intended domain: media terms point to an installment, while accounting and statistics terms point to a reporting interval.

Other meanings

  • current periodnoun

Opposites

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