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时刻
shíkè
Description
"时刻"可以指一个具体的时间点，比如火车出发的时候。
"时刻" can refer to a specific point in time, such as when a train departs.
它也常常用来表示"每时每刻"，意思是一直、总是。
It is also often used to mean "every moment," implying always or continuously.
Meanings
时刻shíkè
a specific point in time; moment
这是一个重要的时刻。
This is an important moment.
时刻shíkè
always; constantly; at all times
妈妈时刻关心着我。
Mom is always concerned about me.
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Notes
- Etymology
时 (time) + 刻 (a mark/quarter-hour), together meaning a fixed point in time.
- Nuance
as an adverb 时刻 means 'constantly', stronger and more formal than 常常.
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