Definition
遥遥无期 is a Chengyu (four-character idiom) meaning 'far off with no set deadline' — it describes something that feels like it will never happen, or is postponed indefinitely. The literal image is 'distant and without a date.' You often use it for goals, hopes, or projects that seem impossible to achieve in the foreseeable future.
f.e.
far into the future with no end in sightnot within the foreseeable future
Examples
- 遥遥无期。Zhège jìhuà de wánchéng shíjiān yáo yáo wú qī.The completion date for this plan is far off with no end in sight.
- 遥遥无期。Tā de yuànwàng yǐjīng biàn de yáo yáo wú qī le.His wish has become something that will never happen.
- ，遥遥无期。Rúguǒ zījīn bú dào wèi, gōngchéng jiù yáo yáo wú qī.If the funds don't arrive, the project will have no foreseeable completion.
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