适时 meaning in English

shìshí

timely; apt to the occasion

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 適時16 strokes

Meaning of 适时

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shìshí
  1. timely
  2. apt to the occasion
  3. in due course

适时 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

听tīng说shuō适shì时shí地dì补bǔ充chōng水shuǐ分fèn可kě以yǐ预yù防fáng中zhòng暑shǔ。
I hear that keeping yourself hydrated at appropriate times can help prevent heatstroke.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

适 shì · match · 9 strokes

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  9. 9

时 shí · o'clock · 7 strokes

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  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 适时.

时候shíhoutime; length of time
时间shíjiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
小时xiǎoshíhour
有时yǒushísometimes; now and then
有时候yǒushíhousometimes
当时dāngshíthen; at that time
那时nà shíthen; at that time
同时tóngshíat the same time; simultaneously
随时suíshíat any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
合适héshìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
平时píngshíordinarily; in normal times

Questions about 适时

What does 适时 mean?

适时 (shìshí) means "timely; apt to the occasion" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 适时?

适时 is made of 2 characters: 适 (9 strokes), 时 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 适时 an HSK word?

Yes. 适时 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 适时 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 适时 is written 適時.