日 期 rì qī date / CL:個|个[ge4] 日 子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life 交 往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact 约 会 yuē huì appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet 迄 今 qì jīn so far / to date / until now 日 头 rì tóu sun (dialect) / daytime / date 海 枣 hǎi zǎo date (fruit) 约 会 电 影 yuē huì diàn yǐng date 到 现 在 dào xiàn zài up until now / to date 到 目 前 dào mù qián up until now / to date 约 会 对 象 yuē huì duì xiàng partner for dating / a date (boyfriend or girlfriend) 提 前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance 有 效 期 yǒu xiào qī period of validity / sell-by date 相 约 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment 灯 泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] 过 时 guò shí old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon 相 亲 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other 出 生 日 期 chū shēng rì qī date of birth 时 日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day 文 号 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) 敲 定 qiāo dìng to come to a decision / to fix on (a date etc) / to determine / to finalize / to nail down (a deal etc) 拍 拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb 工 期 gōng qī time allocated for a project / completion date 远 期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 保 质 期 bǎo zhì qī shelf life / expiration date 红 枣 hóng zǎo jujube / red date 追 溯 zhuī sù lit. to go upstream / to trace sth back to / to date from 以 to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) 到 期 日 dào qī rì closing date (of contract) / maturity (of an investment bond) 择 日 zé rì to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date 交 货 期 jiāo huò qī delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery) / date of delivery 补 交 bǔ jiāo to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date 落 款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 会 期 huì qī the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting 老 掉 牙 lǎo diào yá very old / obsolete / out of date 预 产 期 yù chǎn qī expected date of childbirth / estimated due date (EDD) 日 sun / day / date, day of the month 枣 树 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] 酸 枣 suān zǎo sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa) 开 拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition) 保 鲜 期 bǎo xiān qī shelf life / freshness date 山 茱 萸 shān zhū yú Cornus officinalis / sour mountain date / herb associated with longevity 日 戳 rì chuō date stamp 后 会 无 期 hòu huì wú qī to meet again at unspecified date / meeting postponed indefinitely 青 枣 qīng zǎo blue or green jujube / Chinese green date 问 名 wèn míng to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family 国 际 日 期 变 更 线 guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn international date line 失 效 日 期 shī xiào rì qī expiry date (of document) 年 庚 nián gēng date and time of a person's birth / age 批 八 字 pī bā zì to have one's fortune read / system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 / (sexagenary cycle) 日 · 电 cable sent on given date / n日電|n日电 / means news item of nth of the month 有 效 期 内 yǒu xiào qī nèi within the period of validity / before the sell-by date 签 发 日 期 qiān fā rì qī date of issue (of document) 约 出 yuē chū to arrange to go on a date with sb 考 期 kǎo qī the exam period / the exam date 行 期 xíng qī departure date 调 准 tiáo zhǔn to adjust to the right value / to tune / to focus (a camera etc) / to set (the date, the time) to the correct value 邮 戳 日 期 yóu chuō rì qī postmark date 沙 枣 shā zǎo bito tree / desert date 有 效 日 期 yǒu xiào rì qī effective date / date of effect 参 考 历 元 reference epoch / epoch date / epoch 特 派 团 启 动 日 mission inauguration date 约 会 强 奸 date rape 失 效 期 expiration date 日 ・ 电 rì · diàn cable sent on given date / n日電|n日电 / means news item of nth of the month 克 日 kè rì to set a date / to set a time frame / within a certain time limit 克 期 kè qī to set a date / to set a time frame / within a certain time limit 八 字 命 理 bā zì mìng lǐ divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date 即 期 品 jí qī pǐn product approaching its expiry date (Tw) 打 一 巴 掌 ， 给 个 甜 枣 dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom) / fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation 择 日 不 如 撞 日 zé rì bù rú zhuàng rì lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom) / fig. seize the occasion 截 止 日 jié zhǐ rì deadline / cut-off date
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