time; season; period
Animated Stroke Order 时
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HSK Vocabulary: 时
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 时 is used in context
1
wǒ我
men们
shén什
me么
shí时
hòu候
jiàn见
miàn面
？
When shall we meet?
2
shí时
jiān间
guò过
dé得
zhēn真
kuài快
。
Time passes so quickly.
3
qǐng请
jí及
shí时
wán完
chéng成
zuò作
yè业
。
Please complete the homework on time.
4
xiàn现
zài在
shì是
chī吃
fàn饭
de的
shí时
hòu候
。
It's time to eat now.
5
xiǎo小
shí时
hòu候
，
wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
。
When I was a child, I often went to the park to play.
6
tiān天
qì气
hǎo好
de的
shí时
hòu候
，
wǒ我
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
qù去
pá爬
shān山
。
When the weather is nice, we like to go hiking.
7
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
xué学
xí习
yī一
xiǎo小
shí时
。
I study for one hour every day.
8
cóng从
jiā家
dào到
xué学
xiào校
xū需
yào要
bàn半
xiǎo小
shí时
。
It takes half an hour to get from home to school.
9
tā他
huā花
le了
jǐ几
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
cái才
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
。
He spent several hours completing this report.
10
xiàn现
zài在
shì是
xià下
wǔ午
sān三
diǎn点
。
It is three o'clock in the afternoon now.
Information
Traditional時
Radical日
Strokes7
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#141
Zhuyinㄕˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+65F6
CangjieADI
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality