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title: "Daoqi Meaning: 到期 (dàoqī) Means “to expire”"
description: "到期 (dàoqī) means “to expire; to fall due”. Hear its tones, see what 到 and 期 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoqi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 到期 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

到期 dàoqī

## to expire; to fall due

## Its characters

1. 到 dào to arrive
2. 期 qī period

## In a sentence

我的护照下个月就到期了。 My passport expires next month.

[More about 到期](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%88%B0%E6%9C%9F)

## More words with 到 or 期

- [长期 chángqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqi)
- [长期以来 chángqī-yǐlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqiyilai)
- [迟到 chídào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chidao)
- [初期 chūqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuqi)
- [达到 dádào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadao)
- [到处 dàochù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daochu)
- [到达 dàodá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoda)
- [到底 dàodǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daodi)
- [到来 dàolái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daolai)
- [到位 dàowèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daowei)

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