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有时 (yǒu shí): Sometimes (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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有 • yǒu • to have • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
yǒu
有
to have
时 • shí • time; season; period • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
shí
时
time; season; period
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 有时.
Words with
有
有些
yǒu xiē
some
有的
yǒu de
(there are) some (who are...)
没有
méi yǒu
don't have
有点儿
yǒu diǎn r
slightly
有意思
yǒu yì si
interesting
只有
zhǐ yǒu
only have ...
有关
yǒu guān
to have sth to do with
有名
yǒu míng
famous
Words with
时
时候
shí hou
[duration of] time
小时
xiǎo shí
hour
时间
shí jiān
time
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
平时
píng shí
ordinarily
4.
Example Sentences with 有时
wǒ
我
yǒu
有
shí
时
zuò
坐
dì
地
tiě
铁
qù
去
shàng
上
bān
班
。
I sometimes take the subway to work.
tā
她
de
的
qíng
情
xù
绪
biàn
变
huà
化
hěn
很
kuài
快
,
yǒu
suī
虽
rán
然
tā
他
yǐ
已
jīng
经
chéng
成
nián
年
,
dàn
但
yǒu
zài
在
shāng
商
yè
业
jìng
竞
zhēng
争
zhōng
中
,
yǒu
有
shí
时
guó
国
jiā
家
yǒu
有
shí
时
xū
需
yào
要
yòng
用
wǔ
武
lì
力
有
shí
时
gāo
高
xìng
兴
yǒu
有
shí
时
nán
难
guò
过
。
Her emotions change quickly; sometimes she is happy, sometimes sad.
有
shí
时
shuō
说
huà
话
hái
还
shì
是
hěn
很
yòu
幼
zhì
稚
。
Although he is already an adult, he sometimes speaks in a very immature way.
xū
需
yào
要
lěng
冷
kù
酷
yì
一
diǎn
点
cái
才
néng
能
shēng
生
cún
存
。
In business competition, sometimes you need to be a bit cold-hearted to survive.
bǎo
保
hù
护
zì
自
jǐ
己
。
Countries sometimes need to use force to protect themselves.