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有时

yǒu shíㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: HỮU THỜI

Traditional: 有時

HSK 3.0 · 2TOCFL 1

Meaning(adverb)

sometimes; now and then

Same as 有时候; can be repeated: 有时…,有时… (sometimes…, sometimes…).

Examples

  • 我有时坐地铁上班。

    wǒ yǒu shí zuò dì tiě shàng bān.

    Sometimes I take the subway to work.

  • 她有时很忙,有时很闲。

    tā yǒu shí hěn máng, yǒu shí hěn xián.

    Sometimes she's very busy, sometimes she's free.

  • 周末我有时去爬山。

    zhōu mò wǒ yǒu shí qù pá shān.

    On weekends I sometimes go hiking.

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Stroke order

HỮU · 6 strokes

to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional)

THỜI · 7 strokes

old variant of 时