前期

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Meaning and Usage

"前期" (qiánqī) refers to the early or initial period of a process, project, semester, or production. It is commonly used to describe the first phase before the middle or later stages.

Common Contexts

It is often used in academic settings (e.g., semester phases), project management (early stages of a project), and media production (early production phases).

Collocations and Patterns

  • 前期制作 (early production): used in film, TV, or media contexts.
  • 前期阶段 (early stage/phase): common in business or project discussions.
  • 学期前期 (first part of the semester): used in education.

Usage Notes

"前期" emphasizes the beginning portion of a time span and is often contrasted with "后期" (later period). It is a neutral, formal term suitable for written and spoken language. Avoid confusing it with "前面" which means "in front" spatially rather than temporally.

Example Sentences

The early production phase of this TV drama took half a year.

The company invested a large amount of money in the early stage of the

Students need to complete basic courses in the first part of the semester.