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

時 stroke order diagram

WORDS

務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances.
通變 shí shí tōng biàn understanding and adaptable
達務 shí shí dá wù understanding; to know what's up
guàn shí diachronic
fèi shí to take time; time-consuming
zǒu shí (of a watch or clock) to keep time; (physics) propagation time; travel time (of a wave)
chāo shí to exceed the time limit; (to work) overtime; (computing) timeout
髦 gǎn shí máo to keep up with the latest fashion
qū shí to follow fashion
轟動一 hōng dòng yī shí to cause a sensation (idiom)
辦公間 bàn gōng shí jiān office hours
chén shí 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
追訴效 zhuī sù shí xiào period during which one can prosecute or sue sb; within the statute of limitation
針 nì shí zhēn anticlockwise; counterclockwise
zhè shí at this time; at this moment
運行 yùn xíng shí run-time (in computing)
運行錯誤 yùn xíng shí cuò wù run-time error (in computing)
過去 guò qù shí past tense (grammar)
guò shí old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
不候 guò shí bù hòu being late is not acceptable (idiom)
過渡期 guò dù shí qī transition
絕俗 wéi shí jué sú to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions
shì shí timely; apt to the occasion; in due course
養晦 zūn shí yǎng huì to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
nà shí then; at that time; in those days