到期
dào qīㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧ
Sino-Vietnamese: ĐÁO KỲ
Traditional: 到期
HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb)
to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc)
Examples
我的签证下个月就到期了。
wǒ de qiān zhèng xià gè yuè jiù dào qī le.
My visa expires next month.
合同到期以后，他就回国了。
hé tong dào qī yǐ hòu, tā jiù huí guó le.
After his contract ended, he went back to his country.
这笔贷款年底到期。
zhè bǐ dài kuǎn nián dǐ dào qī.
This loan falls due at the end of the year.
Easily confused
- 过期 — 到期 means reaching the due date; 过期 means already past it (expired food, an expired card).
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Stroke order
ĐÁO · 8 strokes
to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thor
KỲ · 12 strokes
variant of 期; period; cycle
Related words
- 到 dào — to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- 遇到 yù dào — to meet; to run into; to come across
- 迟到 chí dào — to arrive late
- 到底 dào dǐ — finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
- 受到 shòu dào — to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- 到处 dào chù — everywhere
- 达到 dá dào — to reach; to achieve; to attain
- 到达 dào dá — to reach; to arrive