时 shí

time, season; era, age, period

DEFINITIONS

  • time, season
  • era, age, period
  • old variant of 時|时[shi2]
  • surname Shi
  • o'clock
  • time
  • when
  • hour
  • season
  • period

STROKES

WORDS

时隐时现 shí yǐn shí xiàn appearing and disappearing (idiom); intermittently visible
同时代 tóng shí dài contemporary
名噪一时 míng zào yī shí to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
四时 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
时价 shí jià current price
时政 shí zhèng current politics; political situation of the time
不识时务 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason
午时 wǔ shí 11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
时令 shí lìng season
时任 shí rèn then (as in "the then chairman")
盛极一时 shèng jí yī shí all the rage for a time; grand fashion for a limited time
霎时 shà shí in a split second
霎时间 shà shí jiān in a split second
及时雨 jí shí yǔ timely rain; (fig.) timely assistance
学时 xué shí class hour; period
定时钟 dìng shí zhōng timer; timing clock; alarm clock
往时 wǎng shí past events; former times
时序 shí xù timing (of a signal or sequence); time course
时调 shí diào regional folk song popular during a certain period of time
标准时 biāo zhǔn shí standard time
生不逢时 shēng bù féng shí born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate); born under an unlucky star; ahead of his time
登时 dēng shí immediately; at once
背时 bèi shí outdated; out of luck
一时半刻 yī shí bàn kè a short time; a little while
一时半晌 yī shí bàn shǎng a short time; a little while
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