Meaning of 时不时
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shíbùshí
- from time to time
时不时 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他仍然时不时来看我。
He still comes to see me now and then.
我时不时得到母亲的消息。
I hear from my mother once in a while.
我们时不时地去钓鱼。
We go fishing from time to time.
他时不时地因为工作去东京。
He sometimes goes to Tokyo on business.
我仍然会时不时想起汤姆。
I still think about Tom from time to time.
Stroke order for each character
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时 shí · o'clock · 7 strokes
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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时 shí · o'clock · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 时不时.
| 时候 | shíhou | time; length of time |
| 时间 | shíjiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 有时 | yǒushí | sometimes; now and then |
| 有时候 | yǒushíhou | sometimes |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
Questions about 时不时
What does 时不时 mean?
时不时 (shíbùshí) means "from time to time" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 时不时?
时不时 is made of 3 characters: 时 (7 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 时 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 时不时 an HSK word?
Yes. 时不时 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 时不时 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 时不时 is written 時不時.