# 过期 (guòqī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 过期 (guòqī) means “to expire; overdue”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to expire; overdue
- Pinyin: guòqī (guo4 qi1)
- Traditional: 過期
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这盒牛奶已经过期了，不能再喝了。
  Zhè hé niúnǎi yǐjīng guòqī le, bù néng zài hē le.
  This carton of milk has expired and cannot be drunk anymore.

## Characters

- [过](https://hanziro.com/word/guo-have-done-before/) (guo): (particle) have done before
- [期](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-period/) (qī): period; phase

https://hanziro.com/word/guo-qi-expire/

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