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时好时坏
时好时坏 (shí hǎo shí huài): Sometimes good / sometimes bad / fluctuate — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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时 • shí • time; season; period • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
shí
时
time; season; period
好 • hǎo • good • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
hǎo
好
good
时 • shí • time; season; period • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
shí
时
time; season; period
坏 • huài • bad • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
huài
坏
bad
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 时好时坏.
Words with
时
时候
shí hou
[duration of] time
小时
xiǎo shí
hour
时间
shí jiān
time
有时
yǒu shí
sometimes
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
准时
zhǔn shí
punctual
及时
jí shí
in time
同时
tóng shí
at the same time; simultaneously; concurrently
Words with
好
你好
nǐ hǎo
hello; hi
好听
hǎo tīng
pleasant to hear
好看
hǎo kàn
good-looking
好玩儿
hǎo wán r
fun; interesting; amusing
Words with
坏
坏处
huài chu
harm
破坏
pò huài
destroy; wreck; ruin
损坏
sǔn huài
damage; injure; spoil
败坏
bài huài
ruin; corrupt; debase
好吃
hǎo chī
delicious
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
好久
hǎo jiǔ
quite a while
好多
hǎo duō
many
毁坏
huǐ huài
To destroy / to ruin
使坏
shǐ huài
to play tricks, to sabotage
吓坏
xià huài
to scare badly; to terrify
坏事
huài shì
bad thing; misdeed
4.
How to Use 时好时坏 in Sentences
zhuàng
状
tài
态
shí
时
hǎo
好
shí
时
huài
坏
neutral
condition is sometimes good, sometimes bad
Subject + Verb
with
状态
biǎo
表
xiàn
现
shí
时
hǎo
好
shí
时
huài
坏
guān
关
xì
系
shí
时
hǎo
好
shí
时
huài
坏
tiān
天
qì
气
shí
时
hǎo
好
shí
时
huài
坏
5.
Example Sentences with 时好时坏
wǒ
我
de
的
xīn
心
qíng
情
shí
时
hǎo
好
shí
neutral
performance is sometimes good, sometimes bad
Subject + Verb
with
表现
neutral
relationship is sometimes good, sometimes bad
Subject + Verb
with
关系
neutral
weather is sometimes good, sometimes bad
Subject + Verb
with
天气
时
huài
坏
。
My mood is sometimes good and sometimes bad.
shì
市
chǎng
场
qíng
情
xù
绪
shí
时
hǎo
好
shí
时
huài
坏
，
tóu
投
zī
资
jué
决
cè
策
xū
需
gé
格
wài
外
jǐn
谨
shèn
慎
。
Market sentiment fluctuates, requiring extra caution in investment decisions.
tā
他
de
的
xué
学
xí
习
chéng
成
jì
绩
shí
时
hǎo
好
shí
时
huài
坏
，
xū
需
yào
要
gèng
更
nǔ
努
lì
力
。
His academic performance is sometimes good and sometimes bad, so he needs to work harder.
nǐ
你
de
的
jiàn
健
kāng
康
zhuàng
状
kuàng
况
wèi
为
hé
何
zǒng
总
shì
是
shí
时
hǎo
好
shí
时
huài
坏
ne
呢
？
Why does your health condition always fluctuate?
zhè
这
jiā
家
cān
餐
tīng
厅
de
的
fú
服
wù
务
zhì
质
liàng
量
shí
时
hǎo
好
shí
时
huài
坏
，
ràng
让
rén
人
bù
不
tài
太
fàng
放
xīn
心
。
The service quality at this restaurant is sometimes good and sometimes bad, which makes people feel a bit uneasy.
