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HSK 1 · Telling time

时间

shí jiān

time

Stroke order of 时间

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

时 · 7 strokes间 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

The sun "日" seen through a door "门" marks the passing "时" time.

Parts: 时 time (日 sun + 寸) + 间 interval (门 door + 日 sun)

The characters in 时间

  • 时 shí — time; hour; when (7 strokes)
  • 间 jiān — room; measure word for rooms (7 strokes)

Example sentence

你明天有时间吗？

Do you have time tomorrow?

Words with 时

小时hour时候time; moment (when...)有时sometimes有时候sometimes小时候in childhood当时at that time那时at that time那时候at that time这时at this time这时候at this moment随时at any time同时at the same time平时usually; normally时time; hour; when时代era; age时刻moment; always及时timely; promptly

Words with 间

房间room洗手间restroom; toilet中间middle; between间room; measure word for rooms民间folk; among the people卫生间bathroom; toilet

More words: Telling time

上午morning (before noon)下午afternoon中午noon早上early morning晚上evening白天daytime点o'clock; a little分fen (1/100 yuan); point小时hour时候time; moment (when...)现在now半天half a day; a long time半年half a year日期date一会儿a moment; a while

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