# 保质期 (bǎozhìqī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 保质期 (bǎozhìqī) means “shelf life; expiration date”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: shelf life; expiration date
- Pinyin: bǎozhìqī (bao3 zhi4 qi1)
- Traditional: 保質期
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 买牛奶时要看清保质期。
  Mǎi niúnǎi shí yào kàn qīng bǎozhìqī.
  Check the expiration date when buying milk.

## Characters

- [保](https://hanziro.com/word/bao-protect/) (bǎo): to protect; to keep
- 质 (zhì): character; nature
- [期](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-period/) (qī): period; phase

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-zhi-qi-shelf-life/

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