HSK 3 · Time Words

时

shí

time; hour; when

Stroke order of 时

时 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A sun 日 with 寸 inch: the sun inching along tells the time.

Parts: 日 sun + 寸 inch

Example sentence

现在是什么时候？

What time is it now?

Words with 时

小时hour 时间time 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 时代era; age 时刻moment; always 及时timely; promptly

More words: Time Words

钟clock; bell 时代era; age 时刻moment; always 世纪century 年代decade; era 年初beginning of the year 年底end of the year 后年year after next 近期near future; recently 短期short-term 长期long-term 定期regular; periodic 期period; issue 整天all day 当初at first; originally 从前before; in the past

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