nhật kì
Definition
- Noun (Archaic):
- Fixed day / appointed date: Refers to a specific, predetermined day or deadline for an event or task to occur.
- Set term / fixed period: Can indicate a predetermined period or timeframe.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hoàn thành công việc đúng nhật kì. (Complete the work by the appointed date.)
- Mọi việc phải được giải quyết trong nhật kì đã định. (Everything must be resolved within the set period.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is recognized as archaic in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary usage, words like hạn chót (deadline), ngày cố định (fixed date), or kỳ hạn (term, period) are used instead.
Variants and Related Words
- Nhật ký (n): diary, journal. (Note: This is a distinct, modern, and common word that is homophonous but has a completely different meaning.)
- Cô ấy viết nhật ký mỗi tối. (She writes in her diary every night.)
Synonyms
- Deadline: the latest time or date by which something should be completed.
- Appointed date: a day fixed or set for a specific purpose.
- Term: a fixed or limited period for which something lasts.
Notes on Usage
- The word "nhật kì" is very rarely used in modern spoken or written Vietnamese. Learners are much more likely to encounter its homophone "nhật ký" (diary). When referring to a deadline or fixed date, the synonyms listed above are standard.