Definitions

jiè (verb) to arrive at (a time or place)
jiè (noun) period; term
jiè (verb) to become due

Etymology

About

The character 届 primarily serves as a measure word for periodic events, political terms, graduating classes, or scheduled meetings, and can also mean to arrive at a certain time or place. Its traditional form is 屆, which combined a flag or banner element with a phonetic component. The modern structure places a component meaning "cause" or "from" under a roof or body radical. Originally, it referred to the physical arrival at a destination or boundary, a meaning that gradually extended to conceptual arrival at a specific point in a temporal cycle or schedule.

Etymology Hide

Seal etymology image
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical etymology image
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Traditional Modern
Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这是第五会议。

Zhè shì dì wǔ jiè huìyì.

This is the fifth session meeting.

比赛很精彩。

Běn jiè bǐsài hěn jīngcǎi.

This session's competition is very exciting.

他毕业于二零一八

Tā bìyè yú èr líng yī bā jiè.

He graduated in the class of 2018.

我们需要时报到。

Wǒmen xūyào jièshí bàodào.

We need to report on time when the time comes.

这次活动是第十国际论坛。

Zhè cì huódòng shì dì shí jiè guójì lùntán.

This event is the tenth international forum.

生找工作不容易。

Yīngjièshēng zhǎo gōngzuò bù róngyì.

It is not easy for fresh graduates to find jobs.

期将至,请做好准备。

Jièqī jiāng zhì, qǐng zuò hǎo zhǔnbèi.

The deadline is approaching, please make preparations.

由于疫情,本奥运会推迟了一年。

Yóuyú yìqíng, běn jiè Àoyùnhuì tuīchí le yī nián.

Due to the pandemic, this session of the Olympic Games was postponed for a year.