WordTaiwan frequency #23,497
先期
ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ
“prior to the scheduled period; in advance; beforehand; preliminary”
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先
ㄒㄧㄢ
Beforehand; first; earlier; originally; for the time being; for now; my late (prefix for deceased older relatives); ancestor; primary matter; former; previous; Mr. (abbreviation); surname.
期
ㄑㄧˊ
A period of time; a term or cycle; a phase or stage; to hope or expect; classifier for issues of a periodical or courses of study.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 期間ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢperiod of time; time period; interval; duration; a span of time
- 長期ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧˊlong-term; for a protracted period; over an extended time
- 時期ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˊa period of time; a phase; a stage; a defined or limited duration
- 期待ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋto look forward to; to await; expectation; hope for something to happen
- 首先ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢfirst of all; in the first place; before anything else; initially
- 預期ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊto expect; to anticipate; a prior expectation
- 早期ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧˊearly period; early phase; early stage; the initial part of a process
- 先前ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; previously; earlier; formerly; at an earlier time
- 星期ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊweek; day of the week; Sunday; seven-day cycle used to name days
- 近期ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊrecent; in the near future; very soon; in the short term.
- 優先ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢto take precedence; to have priority; to be given first consideration; to be dealt with before others.