How to say “early stage” in Chinese
early stage, initial period
“Early stage” in Chinese is 前期, qián qī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
前期 is read qián qī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 月 “moon”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “前期”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “early stage” in Chinese?
“Early stage” in Chinese is 前期, pinyin qiánqī.
What does 前期 mean?
前期 (qiánqī) means “early stage, initial period”.
How do you write 前期?
前期 is 2 characters: 前 (qián) — front, ahead; 期 (qī) — period, term. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 前期?
前期 is read qiánqī. Tones: qián — second tone, qī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“early stage” in the lesson “Thirds of the month, stages, year-end”
This word is from the topic “Time and deadlines” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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