前期

• 병음: qián qī
• 한자 분석: 前 = before/front; 期 = 其 + 月 (a set period of time)

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Widely used in project management, medicine, history, and planning. Often contrasted with 中期 (middle stage) and 后期 (later stage). Can refer to pre-production, early development, or the first trimester of pregnancy.

예문

1. 项目前期的调研工作耗时六个月，为后续开发奠定了坚实基础。
2. 她在孕期前期反应强烈，每天早上都感到恶心不适。
3. 改革开放前期，沿海地区率先建立了一批经济特区，吸引了大量外资。

사용 가이드

맥락: business, planning, academic

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 前期投入虽然较大，但项目一旦落地，预计三年内可全面收回成本。(The upfront investment is substantial, but once the project is launched, costs are expected to be fully recovered within three years.)
• 本课题前期已完成文献综述和数据收集工作，目前正进入实验验证阶段。(The preliminary literature review and data collection for this research topic have been completed, and the project is now entering the experimental verification phase.)

피해야 할 표현

• 这项工作的前期是很重要 — treat 前期 as an attributive modifier rather than a predicate; say 前期工作至关重要 for natural fluency

기원과 역사

前 (before/front) + 期 (period/phase) — the period that comes before the main stage

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal