时 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
时节
shíjié
season; time
Characters in this word
节 jié
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 春耕时节，地方政府把水利调度和农资供应列为头等大事。 Chūngēng shíjié, dìfāng zhèngfǔ bǎ shuǐlì diàodù hé nóngzī gōngyìng liè wéi tóuděng dàshì. During the spring ploughing season, the local government listed water allocation and agricultural supply as top priorities.
- 中秋时节，家家户户都在吃月饼赏月。 Zhōngqiū shíjié, jiājiā hùhù dōu zài chī yuèbǐng shǎng yuè. At Mid-Autumn time, every family eats mooncakes and admires the moon.
- 农忙时节，孩子们放假回家帮忙。 Nóngmáng shíjié, háizimen fàngjià huíjiā bāngmáng. During the busy farming season, the children get a holiday and come home to help.
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