时 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
时段
shíduàn
period of time; time slot
Characters in this word
段 duàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 殳 — tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 高峰时段的交通压力，暴露了城市规划中的长期短板。 Gāofēng shíduàn de jiāotōng yālì, bàolù le chéngshì guīhuà zhōng de chángqī duǎnbǎn. Traffic pressure during peak periods exposes long-term weaknesses in urban planning.
- 早晚高峰时段，地铁里人特别多。 Zǎowǎn gāofēng shíduàn, dìtiě lǐ rén tèbié duō. During the morning and evening rush periods, the subway is especially crowded.
- 请选择游客较少的时段来参观博物馆。 Qǐng xuǎnzé yóukè jiào shǎo de shíduàn lái cānguān bówùguǎn. Please choose a time slot when there are fewer visitors to tour the museum.
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