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时空

shíkōng

time and space; space-time

A clock face and mountain skyline merge in one swirling spiral
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Characters in this word

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

空 kōng

Strokes
8
Radical
穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of
穴 cave, den, hole 工 labor, work
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这部小说通过交错的时空结构,重新审视家族记忆与历史创伤。 Zhè bù xiǎoshuō tōngguò jiāocuò de shíkōng jiégòu, chóngxīn shěnshì jiāzú jìyì yǔ lìshǐ chuāngshāng. Through an interwoven time-space structure, this novel re-examines family memory and historical trauma.
  • 网络让相隔遥远的朋友跨越时空交流。 Wǎngluò ràng xiānggé yáoyuǎn de péngyǒu kuàyuè shíkōng jiāoliú. The internet lets friends far apart from each other communicate across time and space.
  • 科学家研究时空弯曲的原理。 Kēxuéjiā yánjiū shíkōng wānqū de yuánlǐ. Scientists study the principles of space-time curvature.

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