Chinese Word: 时 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

时 (Trad.: 時)

Pinyin: shí
English Definition: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
Chinese Definition:
①一切事物不断发展变化所经历的过程：时间。时不我与。
②较长的时间：时代。古时。
③泛指一段时间：时光。时令。时分。
④现在的，当前的：当时。时下。时务。时宜。
⑤常常：时常。学而时习之。
⑥一年中的一季：时序。四时如春。
⑦旧时的记时单位，一昼夜十二分之一为一“时辰”，深夜十一点至次日凌晨一点为“子时”，中午十一点至一点为“午时”。
⑧现在的记时单位，一昼夜的二十四分之一：时钟。时差。
⑨某一时刻：按时上班。
⑩不定时，有时候：时而。时阴时晴。
⑾机会：时机。待时而动。
⑿姓氏。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 日

Pictophonetic: 大 indicates the sound; 日 (day) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 日 sun; day; daytime
- 寸 inch; small, tiny

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Example Words:

顿时 [ dùn shí ]: immediately; suddenly

不时 [ bù shí ]: from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently

时而 [ shí ér ]: occasionally; from time to time

时常 [ shí cháng ]: often; frequently

时机 [ shí jī ]: fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity

Example Sentences

nǐ
你
gěi
给
wǒ
我
dǎ diàn huà
打电话
shí
时

，
wǒ men
我们
zhèng zài
正在
liáo tiān
聊天

。

When you called me, we were schmoozing.
tā
她
jiàn dào
见到
tā men
他们
shí
时

，
yī
一
shuāng
双
dà
大
yǎn jing
眼睛
tū rán
突然
liàng
亮
le
了
qǐ lai
起来

。

Her big eyes suddenly lighted up when she saw them.
tā
他
mǔ qīn
母亲
wài chū
外出
bú zài
不在
shí
时
tā
他
shì
是
zěn yàng
怎样
guò rì zi
过日子
de
的

?

How did he make out while his mother was away?
yóu xì
游戏
kāi shǐ
开始
shí
时
wǒ
我
jiù
就
cān jiā
参加
jìn qù
进去
le
了

。

I dived in when the game started.
dāng
当
tā men
他们
biǎo yáng
表扬
tā
他
shí
时

(
tā
他

)
liǎn hóng
脸红
le
了

。

He blushed when they praised him.

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