Definition
有期 literally means 'with a fixed period' and appears most often in the legal term 有期徒刑 (fixed-term imprisonment). It can also describe any contract, agreement, or arrangement that has a defined duration rather than being permanent. This word is not a verb, despite the source label — it functions as a noun or an adjective modifier.
noun
fixed termdefined periodfixed-term imprisonment (short for 有期徒刑)
Examples
- 。Tā bèi pàn le yǒu túxíng liǎng nián.He was sentenced to two years of fixed-term imprisonment.
- 有期，。Zhè fèn hétóng shì yǒu de, wǔ nián hòu dàoqī.This contract is fixed-term; it expires in five years.
- 有期。yǒu yǔ wúqī de qūbié zàiyú shìfǒu shèdìng shíjiān.The difference between fixed-term and indefinite is whether a time is set.
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