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From time to time in Chinese: 时不时 (shí bù shí)

shí bù shí

from time to time

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 時不時1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1from time to time

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不
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ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

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时不时

Simplified

時不時

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他时不时抬头看看窗外的天空。

    tā shí bu shí tái tóu kàn kàn chuāng wài de tiān kōng。

    From time to time he looks up at the sky outside the window.

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Related words

不

bù

no

时

shí

o'clock

时候

shí hou

time

时间

shí jiān

time

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

按时

àn shí

on time

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

当时

dāng shí

then

及时

jí shí

timely

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