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定ding6期kei4

ding6 kei4dìng qī

English

  1. at set dates
  2. at regular intervals
  3. periodic
  4. limited to a fixed period of time
  5. fixed term
  6. time deposit
  7. regularly; at regular intervals; periodically
  8. regular

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 定期存款(量詞:筆/項)
  2. 有規則地每隔一個時間做一啲嘢
  3. 有規則地每隔一段時間就做一啲嘢

Examples

  • 似乎好多用佢嘅人身體上都覺得開朗,唔會覺得焦慮,因為一種叫做輕微鎮靜劑嘅物質會定期釋放入佢哋嘅身體。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 日本地名包括包括3日、6日、8日、10日等日期嘅鎮同城市名,據講呢啲名大部分都係源於過去嗰日喺嗰度舉行定期市集。

    Tatoeba · Andrea5437 CC BY

  • 活火山会定期爆发。

    The active volcano erupts at regular intervals.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 她以前定期來看我。

    She used to visit me regularly.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 最好定期去看牙医。

    It's best to go to the dentist at regular intervals.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 她定期去看牙医,因此很少牙疼。

    She goes to the dentist regularly, so she seldom gets toothache.

    Tatoeba · User5120 CC BY

  • 你應該定期檢查身體。

    You should have medical checkups regularly.

  • 我個仔六歲就開始做定期嘅牙齒檢查。

    My son has started having regular dental checkups since the age of six.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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