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屆

简届 · 繁屆

Mandarin · pinyin jiè

to arrive at (place or time)
period
to become due
classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)

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届: jiè · numerary adjunct for time, term

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to arrive; to reach; to come or go to a particular destination; to be at a location or moment
Classifier for times, terms, graduation classes, periodically convened events, etc.
(ACG slang, of emotions or thoughts) to reach (someone); to get through

character · Etymology 2

(Taiwanese Hokkien) alternative form of 改 (kái, “time”)

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