period of time · time · time period · period · CL: gè

qī jiān

q+ī·1st tonej+iān·1st tone

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I asked Bill what the weather had been like during his travel.

我问了比尔他旅行期间天气怎么样。

When the ball was dead, Luis ran up to the ball and booted it.

在死球期间，路易斯跑向球，一脚踢上去。

I worked in a post office during the summer vacation.

暑假期间，我在邮局工作。

What would you like to do while you're here in Australia?

你在澳大利亚期间想做什么呢？

Tom dozed off during the meeting.

汤姆在会议期间打瞌睡。

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