时 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
时
shí
when; while (time of action)
Character
Example phrases
- 我来时下雨。 Wǒ lái shí xià yǔ. It was raining when I came.
- 吃饭时别说话。 Chī fàn shí bié shuō huà. Do not talk while eating.
- 他走时很急。 Tā zǒu shí hěn jí. He was in a hurry when he left.
Related words
- 时候 shíhou time, moment
- 时间 shíjiān time
- 小时 xiǎoshí hour
- 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes
- 当时 dāngshí at that time
- 那时候 nàshíhou at that time
- 平时 píngshí usually; in ordinary times
- 随时 suíshí at any time
- 同时 tóngshí at the same time
- 小时候 xiǎoshíhou in childhood; when young
- 这时候 zhèshíhòu at this time
- 及时 jíshí in time; promptly