Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
时
shí
Description
时间是事物变化和人做事的时候。
"时" means the time when things change and people do things.
它也可以表示一个小时，或一段时间。
It can also mean an hour or a period of time.
Meanings
时shí
time; a period during which something happens
我没有时间。
I don't have time.
时shí
hour, especially in formal time expressions
现在十二时。
It's twelve o'clock now.
时shí
when; at the time that something happens
时不时看看手机。
Check your phone from time to time.
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Notes
- Etymology
时 combines 日 “sun/day” with 寸, originally referring to measured time.
- Nuance
时 is common in compounds; 时间 is usually preferred when “time” stands alone.
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