晚期

• Pinyin: wǎn qī
• Desglose de hanzi: 晚 = 日 (sun) + 免 (phonetic); 期 = 其 (that, phonetic) + 月 (moon/month)

Significado

Fase tardía; fase avanzada.

Used for historical periods (late Ming Dynasty), diseases (late-stage cancer), projects, or any process that unfolds over time. In medical contexts it often implies a serious or terminal state. More objective and analytical in tone than 晚年, which is reserved for people's life stages.

Ejemplos

1. 这位患者被确诊为晚期肺癌，医生建议尽快开始治疗。
2. 封建社会晚期，土地兼并问题极为严重，社会矛盾激化。
3. 项目已经进入晚期阶段，大部分功能已经开发完成。

Guía de uso

Contexto: medical, history, project management

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 他父亲被诊断出晚期胃癌，全家人都很难过。(His father was diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer, and the whole family was heartbroken.)
• 这部小说描绘了清朝晚期动荡不安的社会。(This novel depicts the turbulent society of the late Qing Dynasty.)

Incorrecto

• 用晚期描述人的老年，如'他的晚期生活' — use 晚年 for a person's later years; 晚期 is for stages of a process, era, or illness

Origen e historia

Compound of 晚 (late) and 期 (period, phase). Literally 'the late period' of something.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal