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过期

guò qī

expired

Usage note

过期表示超过了有效时间。

guò qī biǎo shì chāo guò le yǒu xiào shí jiān。

过期 means to have passed the valid date.

Context note

过期常用于食物、证件和药品。

guò qī cháng yòng yú shí wù 、 zhèng jiàn hé yào pǐn。

It is often used with food, documents, and medicine.

5 examples

牛奶过期了。
niú nǎi guò qī le。
The milk expired.
这个证件已经过期
zhè ge zhèng jiàn yǐ jīng guò qī。
This document has expired.
不要吃过期食品。
bú yào chī guò qī shí pǐn。
Do not eat expired food.
过期了就不能用了。
yào guò qī le jiù bù néng yòng le。
Medicine cannot be used after it expires.
请检查保质期,别买过期的。
qǐng jiǎn chá bǎo zhì qī, bié mǎi guò qī de。
Please check the shelf life and do not buy expired items.

5 mini stories

他发现冰箱里的酸奶过期了。
tā fā xiàn bīng xiāng lǐ de suān nǎi guò qī le。
He found the yogurt in the fridge had expired.
老师提醒大家不要用过期的材料。
lǎo shī tí xǐng dà jiā bú yào yòng guò qī de cái liào。
The teacher reminded everyone not to use expired materials.
这张卡片过期后就不能用了。
zhè zhāng kǎ piàn guò qī hòu jiù bù néng yòng le。
This card cannot be used after it expires.
她把过期的东西扔掉了。
tā bǎ guò qī de dōng xī rēng diào le。
She threw away the expired things.
过期食品要小心处理。
guò qī shí pǐn yào xiǎo xīn chǔ lǐ。
Expired food should be handled carefully.

Mini dialogue

检查牛奶

A
这瓶牛奶还能喝吗?
Zhè píng niúnǎi hái néng hē ma?
Can we still drink this bottle of milk?
B
不能喝,已经过期两天了。
Bù néng hē, yǐjīng guòqī liǎng tiān le.
No, it's already two days expired.

整理零食

A
我们把这些零食整理一下吧。
Wǒmen bǎ zhèxiē língshí zhěnglǐ yīxià ba.
Let's tidy up these snacks.
B
好的,过期的要扔掉。
Hǎo de, guòqī de yào rēngdiào.
Okay, the expired ones need to be thrown away.

Related words and contrasts

similar
到期
dào qī
due; expire

到期 means something reaches its deadline, while 过期 means it has passed the deadline.

opposite
新鲜
xīn xiān
fresh

新鲜 is the opposite of 过期, often used for food.

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