时
刻

Time in Chinese: 时刻 (shí kè)

shí kè

time

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 時刻2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1time
  2. 2juncture
  3. 3moment
  4. 4period of time
  5. 5constantly
  6. 6always

Stroke order

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时
刻

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ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄎㄜˋ

kè

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

时刻

Simplified

時刻

Traditional

Example sentences

See 时刻 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这是一个伟大的时刻。

    zhè shì yí gè wěi dà de shí kè。

    This is a great moment.

  • 我们的方案在最后的时刻失败了。

    wǒ men de fāng àn zài zuì hòu de shí kè shī bài le。

    Our plans fell through at the last minute.

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Related words

刻

kè

quarter (hour)

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

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

刻苦

kè kǔ

hardworking

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