| 时期 | shí qī | a period in time or history; period; time (interval); phase; CL:个 |
| 期 | qī | a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2] |
| 长期 | cháng qī | long term; long time; long range (of a forecast) |
| 期间 | qī jiān | period of time; time; time period; period; CL:个 |
| 周期 | zhōu qī | period; cycle |
| 初期 | chū qī | initial stage; beginning period |
| 后期 | hòu qī | late stage; later period |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week; CL:个; day of the week; Sunday |
| 早期 | zǎo qī | early period; early phase; early stage |
| 定期 | dìng qī | regularly; at regular intervals |
| 同期 | tóng qī | the corresponding time period (e.g. compare inflation now with the rate during the same month last year) |
| 期限 | qī xiàn | time limit; deadline; allotted time |
| 短期 | duǎn qī | short-term |
| 日期 | rì qī | date; CL:个 |
| 周期性 | zhōu qī xìng | periodic; periodicity (math); cyclicity |
| 前期 | qián qī | preceding period; early stage |
| 中期 | zhōng qī | mid-term |
| 末期 | mò qī | end (of a period); last part; final phase |
| 期望 | qī wàng | hope; expectation |
| 预期 | yù qī | to expect; to anticipate |
| 为期 | wéi qī | (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time) |
| 过渡时期 | guò dù shí qī | transition |
| 分期 | fēn qī | by stages; staggered; step by step |
| 晚期 | wǎn qī | later period; end stage; terminal |
| 期待 | qī dài | to look forward to; to await; expectation |
| 学期 | xué qī | term; semester; CL:个 |
| 花期 | huā qī | the flowering season |
| 星期日 | xīng qī rì | Sunday; CL:个 |
| 有期徒刑 | yǒu qī tú xíng | limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) |
| 期满 | qī mǎn | to expire; to run out; to come to an end |
| 无霜期 | wú shuāng qī | frost-free period |
| 工期 | gōng qī | time allocated for a project; completion date |
| 按期 | àn qī | on schedule; on time |
| 限期 | xiàn qī | set a time limit; time limit; deadline |
| 汛期 | xùn qī | flood season |
| 延期 | yán qī | to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer |
| 到期 | dào qī | to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc) |
| 任期 | rèn qī | term of office |
| 缓期 | huǎn qī | to defer; to put off (until later); to postpone |
| 如期 | rú qī | as scheduled; on time; punctual |
| 长期共存 | cháng qī gòng cún | long term coexistence |
| 刑期 | xíng qī | prison term |
| 假期 | jià qī | vacation |
| 有效期 | yǒu xiào qī | period of validity; sell-by date |
| 半衰期 | bàn shuāi qī | half-life |
| 期刊 | qī kān | periodical |
| 先期 | xiān qī | in advance; beforehand; premature; front-end |
| 枯水期 | kū shuǐ qī | period of low water level (winter in north China) |
| 周期函数 | zhōu qī hán shù | periodic function |
| 孕期 | yùn qī | gestation; duration of pregnancy |
