适
时

Timely in Chinese: 适时 (shì shí)

shì shí

timely

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 適時1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1timely
  2. 2apt to the occasion
  3. 3in due course

Stroke order

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适
时

Zhuyin

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

适时

Simplified

適時

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 老师适时地给了我一些帮助。

    lǎo shī shì shí dì gěi le wǒ yì xiē bāng zhù。

    The teacher gave me some help at just the right moment.

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Related words

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

合适

hé shì

suitable

及时

jí shí

timely

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

适合

shì hé

to fit

适应

shì yìng

to adapt

暂时

zàn shí

temporary

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