时

O'clock in Chinese: 时 (shí)

shí

o'clock

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 時1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1o'clock
  2. 2time
  3. 3when
  4. 4hour
  5. 5season
  6. 6period

Stroke order

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时

Zhuyin

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ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

时

Simplified

時

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 快乐的时间过得真快。

    kuài lè de shí jiān guò dé zhēn kuài。

    Happy time passes so quickly.

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Related words

时候

shí hou

time

时间

shí jiān

time

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

按时

àn shí

on time

当时

dāng shí

then

及时

jí shí

timely

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

暂时

zàn shí

temporary

准时

zhǔn shí

on time

临时

lín shí

as the time draws near

时代

shí dài

age

时刻

shí kè

time

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