保质期

保質期
bǎozhìqī
  1. shelf life
  2. expiration date

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 保 bǎo
  1. to defend; to protect; to keep
  2. to guarantee; to ensure
  3. (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 bǎojiǎ system
2 质 zhì
  1. character
  2. nature
  3. quality
  4. plain
  5. to pawn
  6. pledge
  7. hostage
  8. to question
  9. Taiwan pr. zhí
=3 期 qī
  1. variant of 期 qī
  2. period
  3. cycle
=3 期 qī
  1. a period of time
  2. phase
  3. stage
  4. classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study
  5. time
  6. term
  7. period
  8. to hope
  9. Taiwan pr. qí