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有时候

yǒushíhou

sometimes

sometimes
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Characters in this word

有 yǒu

Strokes
6
Radical
月 — moon
Made of
𠂇 hand 月 moon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

时 shí

Strokes
7
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 寸 inch
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 时

候 hòu

Strokes
10
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 矦 target in archery
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 候

Example phrases

  • 我有时候在家吃饭。 Wǒ yǒushíhou zài jiā chīfàn. Sometimes I eat at home.
  • 有时候我很忙。 Yǒushíhou wǒ hěn máng. Sometimes I'm very busy.
  • 他有时候来我家。 Tā yǒushíhou lái wǒ jiā. He sometimes comes to my home.
  • 王明有时候打车回家。 Wáng Míng yǒushíhou dǎchē huíjiā. Wang Ming sometimes takes a taxi home.
  • 有时候天气不太好。 Yǒushíhou tiānqì bú tài hǎo. Sometimes the weather isn't very good.
  • 妈妈有时候很累。 Māma yǒushíhou hěn lèi. Mom is sometimes very tired.
  • 有时候我早上喝牛奶。 Yǒushíhou wǒ zǎoshang hē niúnǎi. Sometimes I drink milk in the morning.
  • 爷爷有时候不认识我。 Yéye yǒushíhou bú rènshi wǒ. Grandpa sometimes doesn't recognize me.
  • 你哥哥有时候很晚回家。 Nǐ gēge yǒushíhou hěn wǎn huíjiā. Your older brother sometimes comes home late.
  • 下午有时候有雨吗? Xiàwǔ yǒushíhou yǒu yǔ ma? Does it sometimes rain in the afternoon?

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