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时 shí

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shí | shi2
English translation
old variant of 時 shí
>时 shí [shí]
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
surname Shi
time, season; period, era, age

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About 时 shí

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

時 shí

Contains the radical

日 Rì

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

day

Etymology of 时 shí

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰日寸

Semantic compound

日 Rì

Explanation

Simplified form of 時 shí .

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Example sentences using 时 shí

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他 tā 回到 huí dào 家里 jiā lǐ 时 shí 情绪 qíngxù 非常 fēicháng 好 hǎo .

He felt in excellent spirits when he arrived home.

别 Bié 担心 dānxīn , 做 zuò 手术 shǒushù 时 shí 会 huì 让 ràng 你 nǐ 的 de 狗 gǒu 麻醉 mázuì 的 de .

Don't worry. Your dog will be put to sleep for the operation.

这种 zhè zhǒng 液体 yètǐ 天 tiān 冷 Lěng 时 shí 凝结 níng jié 得 dé 快 kuài 些 xiē .

This liquid gels faster in cold weather.

作为 zuòwéi 计时器 jì shí qì ,漏 lòu 刻 kè 的 de 使用 shǐyòng 比 Bǐ 日晷 rì guǐ 史 Shǐ 为 wéi 普遍 pǔbiàn .

Many ancient Chinese men of letters left behind beautiful verses about the clepsydra.

在 zài 灵 líng 菲尔德2时 shí 30分 fēn 一 yī 场 cháng 赛 sài 马 Mǎ 中 Zhōng ,第 dì 18号 háo 马 Mǎ 不 bù 出赛 chū sài .

Number 18 in the 30 at Lingfield is a non - starter .

Words with 时 shí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
时候 shíhou time時候
时 shí time時 shí
时间 shíjiān time時間
小时 xiǎoshí hour小時
同时 tóngshí at the same time同時
当时 dāngshí then當時
时代 Shídài age時代
那时 nà shí then那時
有时 yǒu shí sometimes有時
时尚 shíshàng fashion時尚
有时候 yǒu shí hou sometimes有時候
时刻 shíkè time時刻
及时 jíshí in time及時
时期 shíqī period時期
随时 suíshí at any time隨時
暂时 zànshí temporary暫時
时光 shíguāng time時光
此时 cǐ shí now此時
这时 zhè shí at this time這時
平时 píngshí ordinarily平時
临时 línshí temporary臨時
小时候 xiǎo shí hou in one's childhood小時候
时机 shíjī occasion時機
一时 yī shí a while一時
北京时间 Běi jīng Shí jiān Chinese Standard Time北京時間

时 shí Decomposition & Compounds

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时 shí Decomposition

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时 shí Compounds

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