Chinese symbol for “interim”
期中
qī zhōng
interim; midterm
The closest CC-CEDICT match for interim is 期中 (qī zhōng), defined as: interim; midterm.
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Characters and stroke order
中 zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Ch
radical 2 ⼁ · 4 strokes
Other Chinese words for “interim”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 临时 (臨時) | lín shí | as the time draws near; at the last moment |
| 过渡 (過渡) | guò dù | to cross over (by ferry); transition |
| 阶段性 (階段性) | jiē duàn xìng | specific to a particular stage (of a project etc); interim (policy etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 期中.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 时期 (時期) | shí qī | period; phase |
| 期间 (期間) | qī jiān | period of time; time |
| 长期 (長期) | cháng qī | long-term; for a protracted period |
| 期待 | qī dài | to look forward to; to await |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week; 个 (gè) |
| 预期 (預期) | yù qī | to expect; to anticipate |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among; in |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
See also: Japanese symbol for “interim”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.