时 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
时而
shí'ér
from time to time; sometimes
Characters in this word
而 ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 而 — and, and then, and yet
Example phrases
- 山路时而平坦，时而陡峭，考验着骑行者的体力和耐心。 Shānlù shí'ér píngtǎn, shí'ér dǒuqiào, kǎoyàn zhe qíxíngzhě de tǐlì hé nàixīn. The mountain road was sometimes flat and sometimes steep, testing the riders' strength and patience.
- 天气时而晴朗，时而下雨，让人难以安排行程。 Tiānqì shí'ér qínglǎng, shí'ér xiàyǔ, ràng rén nányǐ ānpái xíngchéng. The weather was sometimes sunny and sometimes rainy, making it hard to plan a trip.
- 海面上时而传来几声海鸥的叫声。 Hǎimiàn shàng shí'ér chuánlái jǐ shēng hǎi'ōu de jiàoshēng. Now and then a few calls of seagulls came over the sea.
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