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到期

dào qī · dao qi

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Meaning

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  1. to fall due (loan etc)
  2. to expire (visa etc)
  3. to mature (investment bond etc)
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Expired today

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，我的(wǒde)游泳卡(yóuyǒngkǎ)今天(jīntiān)到期(dàoqī)了(le)。

    Oh no, my swim card expires today.

  2. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)到期(dàoqī)？那(nà)你(nǐ)快(kuài)去(qù)游(yóu)吧(ba)！

    It expires today? Then hurry up and swim!

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我的(wǒde)泳衣(yǒngyī)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)。

    But my swimsuit is at home.

  4. Liangliang

    回家(huíjiā)拿(ná)要(yào)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)，卡(kǎ)就(jiù)到期(dàoqī)了(le)。

    Going home takes half an hour, and the card will have expired by then.

  5. Dengdeng

    算了(suànle)，到期(dàoqī)的(de)卡(kǎ)送给(sònggěi)你(nǐ)吧(ba)。

    Forget it. I will give you the expired card.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)游泳(yóuyǒng)啊(a)！

    But I can't swim!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)的(de)合(hé)同(tóng)在(zài)这(zhè)个(ge)月(yuè)底(dǐ)到(dào)期(qī)。

Their contract is to run out at the end of this month.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)护(hù)照(zhào)下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)到(dào)期(qī)，得(děi)赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)去(qù)续(xù)签(qiān)。

My passport expires next month, so I need to go renew it quickly.

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