以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) syn 日 rì sun / day / date, day of the month syn 日期 rì qī date / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 日子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life syn 提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance syn 交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact syn 约会 約會 yuē huì appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet syn 过期 過期 guò qī to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date) syn 为期 為期 wéi qī (to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time) syn 跟前 gēn qián the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date) syn 文号 文號 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) 日戳 rì chuō date stamp 有效期 yǒu xiào qī period of validity / sell-by date 早日 zǎo rì soon / at an early date / the early days / the past syn 迄今 qì jīn so far / to date / until now syn 相约 相約 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 过时 過時 guò shí old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon syn 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī date of birth 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 敲定 qiāo dìng to come to a decision / to fix on (a date etc) / to determine / to finalize / to nail down (a deal etc) syn 拍拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb 远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 保质期 保質期 bǎo zhì qī shelf life / expiration date 红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube / red date 先期 xiān qī the time before a certain date / in advance / beforehand / premature / initial period syn 追溯 zhuī sù lit. to go upstream / to trace sth back to / to date from syn 到期日 dào qī rì due date / expiry date / maturity date 择日 擇日 zé rì to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date 交货期 交貨期 jiāo huò qī delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery) / date of delivery 补交 補交 bǔ jiāo to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 会期 會期 huì qī the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting 日头 日頭 rì tóu sun (dialect) / daytime / date syn 老掉牙 lǎo diào yá very old / obsolete / out of date syn 预产期 預產期 yù chǎn qī expected date of childbirth / estimated due date (EDD) 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] syn 酸枣 酸棗 suān zǎo sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa) 开拔 開拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition) syn 保鲜期 保鮮期 bǎo xiān qī shelf life / freshness date 海枣 海棗 hǎi zǎo date palm / date (fruit) syn 枣 棗 zǎo (bound form) jujube / Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba) syn 后会无期 後會無期 hòu huì wú qī to meet again at unspecified date / meeting postponed indefinitely 椰枣 椰棗 yē zǎo date palm / date (fruit) syn 有效日期 yǒu xiào rì qī expiration date / expiry date 青枣 青棗 qīng zǎo blue or green jujube / Chinese green date 约会电影 約會電影 yuē huì diàn yǐng date 八一五 bā yī wǔ 15th August (the date of Japan's surrender in 1945) 到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now / to date 到目前 dào mù qián up until now / to date 问名 問名 wèn míng to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family 国际日期变更线 國際日期變更線 guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn international date line 失效日期 shī xiào rì qī expiry date (of document) 年庚 nián gēng date and time of a person's birth / age 批八字 pī bā zì to have one's fortune read / system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 (sexagenary cycle) 日·电 日·電 ridian cable sent on given date / n日電|n日电 means news item of nth of the month 有效期内 有效期內 yǒu xiào qī nèi within the period of validity / before the sell-by date 签发日期 簽發日期 qiān fā rì qī date of issue (of document) 约出 約出 yuē chū to arrange to go on a date with sb 约会对象 約會對象 yuē huì duì xiàng partner for dating / a date (boyfriend or girlfriend) 考期 kǎo qī the exam period / the exam date 旧皇历 舊皇曆 jiù huáng li old calendar / out-of-date customs 行期 xíng qī departure date 调准 調準 tiáo zhǔn to adjust to the right value / to tune / to focus (a camera etc) / to set (the date, the time) to the correct value 邮戳日期 郵戳日期 yóu chuō rì qī postmark date 沙枣 沙棗 shā zǎo bito tree / desert date 参考历元 reference epoch / epoch date / epoch 特派团启动日 特派團啟動日 mission inauguration date 约会强奸 約會強奸 date rape 失效期 expiration date 日期－时间栏 日期－時間欄 date-time group 日・电 日・電 rì · diàn cable sent on given date / n日電|n日电 means news item of nth of the month 都什么年代了 都什麼年代了 dōu shén me nián dài le What decade are you living in? / That's so out-of-date! 克日 kè rì to set a date / to set a time frame / within a certain time limit 克期 kè qī to set a date / to set a time frame / within a certain time limit 八字命理 bā zì mìng lǐ divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date 即期品 jí qī pǐn product approaching its expiry date (Tw) 打一巴掌，给个甜枣 打一巴掌，給個甜棗 dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom) / fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation 择日不如撞日 擇日不如撞日 zé rì bù rú zhuàng rì lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom) / fig. seize the occasion 截止日 jié zhǐ rì deadline / cut-off date 定档 定檔 dìng dàng (of a film etc) to be set to be released on a specific date 