Definition
晚期 (wǎn qī) refers to the late stage or terminal phase of a disease, historical era, or process, often with a sense of finality. It differs from 后期 (hòu qī), which is a neutral 'later stage' of any process, and from 晚年 (wǎn nián), which specifically means a person's later years in life.
noun
late stageterminal phaselater period (of a disease, historical era, or process)
Examples
- 晚期。Tā mǔqīn de fèi'ái yǐjīng dào wǎn qī le.His mother's lung cancer has already reached the terminal stage.
- 晚期。Míng cháo wǎn qī de zhèngzhì fēicháng fǔbài.The politics of the late Ming dynasty was very corrupt.
- 晚期，。Zài zhège xiàngmù wǎn qī, wǒmen yào zhùyì zhìliàng kòngzhì.In the late stage of this project, we need to pay attention to quality control.
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