下期

• Pinyin: xià qī
• Hanzi breakdown: 下 = next, following; 期 = 其 + 月 (a fixed temporal interval — a period or scheduled term)

Meaning

Next issue; next period; the following installment or term in a regular series. Refers to the next scheduled edition, session, cycle, or period in a recurring sequence.

Used for magazines, newsletters, broadcasts, financial periods, training sessions, and examination cycles. More formal than 下一期 in written and editorial contexts. Commonly seen in print media, financial reports, and institutional announcements. Pairs with 上期 (previous issue/period) and 本期 (current issue/period).

Examples

1. 本刊下期将重点刊载三篇聚焦人工智能伦理争议的深度调查报道，敬请读者持续关注。 In the next issue, our magazine will feature three in-depth investigative reports focusing on controversies in AI ethics—stay tuned.
2. 由于本期话题反响热烈，编委会决定在下期继续邀请专家学者就相关议题展开专题讨论。 Because the topic in this issue has drawn such a strong response, the editorial board has decided to continue inviting experts and scholars to hold a special discussion in the next issue.
3. 公司财务部门提醒各部门主管，下期预算申报截止日期为本月二十八日，逾期将不予受理。 The company’s finance department reminds all department heads that the deadline for the next budget submission cycle is the 28th of this month; late submissions will not be accepted.

Usage Guide

Context: publishing, media, finance, education

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 学术期刊已通知审稿人，下期将重点刊发量子计算应用前景的实证研究，截稿为下月十五日。(The journal has informed reviewers that the next issue will feature empirical studies on the prospects of quantum computing applications, with a deadline of the fifteenth of next month.)
• 银行表示，受经济影响，下期财务报告将适度下调部分业务收益预测，并说明风控措施。(The bank said that, due to the economy, the next financial report will moderately lower earnings forecasts for some businesses and explain risk controls.)

Don't Say

• 下期 in everyday casual speech — 下次 is more natural for personal plans or informal scheduling; 下期 is specifically editorial, institutional, or financial in register and sounds stilted in conversation

Origin & History

下 (next, following) + 期 (period, issue, term — 其 + 月, a fixed span of time associated with the moon — a scheduled interval)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal