前期

• 拼音: qián qī
• 汉字拆解: 前 = before/front; 期 = 其 + 月 (a set period of time)

含义

Early stage; initial phase; preliminary period. Refers to the first part of a project, process, or timeframe.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: business, planning, academic

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

• 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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal