Nountime

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 时间.
时 stroke order svg
间 stroke order svg

Practice writing 时间 (shí jiān) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

时间 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 时间 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 时间 with other words naturally.
Subject + Verbwith
shí
jiān
dào
liǎo
neutral
time's up
Measure Word + Nounwith一点
diǎn
shí
jiān
neutral
a little time
Adjective + Nounwith
hěn
cháng
shí
jiān
neutral
a long time
Verb + Object
yǒu
shí
jiān
neutral
have time
làng
fèi
shí
jiān
neutral
waste time

Example Sentences with 时间

xiàn
zài
shì
xià
sān
diǎn
It is three o'clock in the afternoon now.
men
yuē
shí
jiān
jiàn
miàn
ba
Let's schedule a time to meet.
huì
shí
jiān
dìng
zài
míng
tiān
shàng
shí
diǎn
The meeting time is set for 10 AM tomorrow.
měi
tiān
huā
xiǎo
shí
xué
zhōng
wén
I spend one hour every day studying Chinese.
shén
me
shí
jiān
yǒu
kōng
What time are you free?
méi
yǒu
shí
jiān
kàn
diàn
yǐng
I don't have time to go to the movies.
shí
jiān
guò
zhēn
kuài
zhuǎn
yǎn
jiān
men
jīng
rèn
shí
shí
nián
le
Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye we have known each other for ten years.
xué
shí
jiān
xiū
xi
shí
jiān
dōu
hěn
zhòng
yào
Both study time and rest time are important.