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时

shí

Traditional: 旹

(after a numeral) o'clock; hour(s)

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Meaning of 时 in English

shíHSK 2+ HSK 6noun, measure wordSyllabus #431
  1. (after a numeral) o'clock; hour(s)
  2. (after a verb phrase or clause) when; while
  3. (bound form) time; hour; period; season
  4. old variant of 時|时[shi2]
  5. surname Shi

Example sentences

  1. 我每天工作时都讲法语。
    wǒ měi tiān gōng zuò shí dōu jiǎng fǎ yǔ。
    I speak French every day at work.
    Tatoeba #7771863 by jiangche · #2424283 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我们缺氧时就会打哈欠。
    wǒ men quē yǎng shí jiù huì dǎ hā qiàn。
    We yawn when we are short of oxygen.
    Tatoeba #10460425 by GlossaMatik · #22954 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 汤姆年轻时从不那么干。
    tāng mǔ nián qīng shí cóng bù nà me gàn。
    Tom never did that when he was younger.
    Tatoeba #8975256 by WilsonWong · #6246988 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 时

时候HSK 1时间HSK 1小时HSK 1有时HSK 2小时候HSK 2平时HSK 3按时HSK 4当时HSK 4及时HSK 4同时HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences