shí

时

time / hour

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Meaning, words & where you learn it

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Words with 时

时候 shí hou time; length of time HSK 1
时间 shí jiān time; period HSK 1
小时 xiǎo shí hour HSK 1
有时 yǒu shí sometimes; now and then HSK 1
有时候 yǒu shí hou sometimes HSK 1
当时 dāng shí then; at that time HSK 2
同时 tóng shí at the same time; simultaneously HSK 2
那时 nà shí then; at that time HSK 2
随时 suí shí at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary HSK 2
平时 píng shí ordinarily; in normal times HSK 2
小时候 xiǎo shí hou in one's childhood HSK 2
这时 zhè shí at this time; at this moment HSK 2

Examples from your lessons

  • 今天我很累,想休息一个小时。 I'm tired today and want to rest for an hour. Lesson 14
  • 你跑多长时间? How long do you run? Lesson 14
  • 跑一个小时。八点开始上班。 One hour. I start work at eight. Lesson 14
  • 从这儿到机场要多长时间? How long does it take from here to the airport? Lesson 16
  • 要一个多小时。 A little over an hour. Lesson 16
  • 你给我打电话的时候,我正在开会。 When you called me, I was in a meeting. Lesson 23

Character facts

Radical
日 sun; day; daytime
Parts
日 + 寸
Structure
Left–right
Traditional
旹
Unicode
U+65F6

Pictophonetic: day