kei4期
Jyutpingkei4
Yalekèih
Definition
An installment, issue, or term of a recurring event, course, or publication.
neutraltimeschool
How it's used
Functions as a classifier for recurring events or publications. It emphasizes the sequential nature of something that happens in cycles, such as training courses, magazines, or installment payments. When referring to a specific sequence, it is almost always preceded by a number or a sequence indicator like 下 or 上.
Measure word
kei4期kèihExamples
Has the latest issue of this magazine come out yet?
I have signed up for the next session of the cooking class.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 時間, which refers to time in a general sense. 期 specifically implies a discrete, numbered, or scheduled interval within a larger series.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
