shi2 - time

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  • time; times; days
  • fixed time; due time

shí-bù-shí
时不时

adv.

often; from time to time

shí-chā
时差

n.

time difference

shí-dài
时代

n.

times; era; epoch / a period in one’s life

shí-guāng
时光

n.

time

shí-hou
时候

n.

(the duration of) time / (a point in) time; moment

shí-jī
时机

n.

opportunity; an opportune moment

shí-jiān
时间

n.

time; hour

shí-kè
时刻

n.

time; moment / always; constantly

shí-máo
时髦

adj.

fashionable; in vogue

shí-qī
时期

n.

period

shí-shí
时时

adv.

often; constantly

shí-shì
实事

n.

current affairs; current events

shí-sù
时速

n.

speed per hour; mph

shí-zhēn
时针

n.

hour hand (of a clock)

shí-zhōng
时钟

n.

clock

shí-zhuāng
时装

n.

fashionable dress

shí-bù-wǒ-dài
时不我待
time stays for no man

shí-guò-jìng-qiān
时过境迁
circumstances change with the passage of time

shí-lái-yùn-zhuǎn
时来运转
fortune is smiling; time has moved in one’s favour

Usage 用法

time; times; days

Gōng-zuò máng shí jiù gù-bú-shàng jiā le.
工作忙时就顾不上家了。
I can’t take much care of my family when I’m busy with my work.

fixed time; due time

Wǒ-men yí-dìng àn-shí bǎ xìn-jiàn sòng dào.
我们一定按时把信件送到。
We will definitely send the letter there befroe the deadline.