届

屆
jiè
HSK 5
#1,520 most
frequent character
to arrive at (place or time)
noun
verb
Measure Word

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

届 has 尸 a squatting person as the meaning part. The other part, 由, is now empty; it was once the sound part 凷. It first meant having trouble moving or being limited. Later it grew to limit, to arrive, and to a count for graduating years or meetings.

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Example Sentences

会议将在下周届召开。
huìyì jiāng zài xiàzhōu jiè zhàokāi 。
The meeting will take place next week.
他的生日快要届到了。
tāde shēngrì kuàiyào jiè dàole 。
His birthday is about to arrive.
这次选举即将届满。
zhècì xuǎnjǔ jíjiāng jièmǎn 。
This election is about to come to an end.

Words with similar meanings

到达dàodá
to arrive
More general term for reaching a place or time.
达到dádào
to reach
Similar in meaning but often implies achieving a goal or standard.

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