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Sometimes good, sometimes bad in Chinese: 时好时坏 (shí hǎo shí huài)

shí hǎo shí huài

sometimes good, sometimes bad

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 時好時壞1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1sometimes good, sometimes bad

Stroke order

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ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄏㄠˇ

hǎo

ㄏ/ hㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄏㄨㄞˋ

huài

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

时好时坏

Simplified

時好時壞

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他的身体最近时好时坏，让人担心。

    tā de shēn tǐ zuì jìn shí hǎo shí huài， ràng rén dān xīn。

    His health has been up and down lately, which is worrying.

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Related words

好

hǎo

good

坏

huài

bad

时

shí

o'clock

时候

shí hou

time

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

时间

shí jiān

time

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

爱好

ài hào

to like

按时

àn shí

on time

当时

dāng shí

then

好处

hǎo chǔ

easy to get along with

好像

hǎo xiàng

as if

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