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时间 (shí jiān): Time (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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3.

Character Breakdown

时 • shí • time; season; period
shí时

time; season; period

间 • jiān • between; space; interval
jiān间

between; space; interval

Word Info

Pinyinshí jiān
Meaningtime
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 2 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 时间.

  • 早上zǎo shangearly morning
  • 好吃hǎo chīdelicious
  • 可能kě néngperhaps; possibly
  • 上班shàng bānstart work
  • 便宜pián yicheap
  • 去年qù niánlast year
  • 公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēbus
  • 咖啡kā fēicoffee
  • 房间fáng jiānroom
  • 丈夫zhàng fuhusband
  • 旁边páng biānnext to
  • 正在zhèng zàito be in the process of
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 时间.

Words with 时
  • 时候shí hou[duration of] time
  • 小时xiǎo shíhour
  • 有时yǒu shísometimes
  • 小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
  • 准时zhǔn shípunctual
  • 及时jí shíin time
  • 同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously; concurrently
  • 平时píng shíordinarily
    • Words with 间
    • 房间fáng jiānroom
    • 中间zhōng jiānmiddle
    • 洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilets; washroom
    • 之间zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid
    • 卫生间wèi shēng jiāntoilet
    • 时间表shí jiān biǎoschedule
    • 夜间yè jiānnighttime
    • 期间qī jiāntime; period; duration
    4.

    How to Use 时间 in Sentences

    Subject + Verbwith到
    shí时
    jiān间
    dào到
    le了
    neutral
    time's up
    Measure Word + Nounwith一点
    yī一
    diǎn点
    shí时
    jiān间
    Adjective + Nounwith长
    hěn很
    cháng长
    shí时
    jiān间
    Verb + Object
    yǒu有
    shí时
    jiān间
    neutral
    have time
    5.

    Example Sentences with 时间

    wǒ我
    men们
    yuē约
    gè个
    shí时
    jiān间
    neutral
    a little time
    neutral
    a long time
    làng浪
    fèi费
    shí时
    jiān间
    neutral
    waste time
    jiàn见
    miàn面
    ba吧
    。
    Let's schedule a time to meet.
    huì会
    yì议
    shí时
    jiān间
    dìng定
    zài在
    míng明
    tiān天
    shàng上
    wǔ午
    shí十
    diǎn点
    。
    The meeting time is set for 10 AM tomorrow.
    nǐ你
    shén什
    me么
    shí时
    jiān间
    yǒu有
    kōng空
    ？
    What time are you free?
    wǒ我
    méi没
    yǒu有
    shí时
    jiān间
    qù去
    kàn看
    diàn电
    yǐng影
    。
    I don't have time to go to the movies.
    xué学
    xí习
    shí时
    jiān间
    hé和
    xiū休
    xi息
    shí时
    jiān间
    dōu都
    hěn很
    zhòng重
    yào要
    。
    Both study time and rest time are important.