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HSK
sometimes / now and then
HSK 1
at this time / at this moment
HSK 2
ordinarily / in normal times / in peacetime
HSK 2
on time / punctual / on schedule
HSK 4
at the same time; simultaneously
HSK 2
class hour / period
HSK 4
as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
HSK 4
then / at that time / while
HSK 2
at any time; at all times / at the right time; whenever necessary
HSK 2
timely; at the right time / promptly; without delay
HSK 3
hour / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time
HSK 6
old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
HSK 6
temporary; provisional; for the time being
HSK 5
from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently
HSK 5
now / this moment
HSK 5
on time / before deadline / on schedule
HSK 4
then / at that time / in those days
HSK 2
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  *時* | 時* | *時
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
HSK 3
half hour
immediate
standard time
childhood
to stagger (holidays, working hours etc)
at that (future) time
to count down / countdown
HSK 7-9
often / constantly
HSK 6
to fix a time / fixed time / timed (of explosive etc)
HSK 6
to last / to take (time) / period / diachronic
HSK 7-9
at the same time; meanwhile
HSK 7-9
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
(sports) overtime / extra time / play-off
(sports) injury time
to take time / time-consuming
China Times (newspaper published in Taiwan) (abbr. for 中國時報|中国时报)
antiquity
from time to time
HSK 7-9
when the time comes / at the scheduled time
HSK 7-9
fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
synchronic; concurrent
time-consuming / to take a period of (x amount of time)
HSK 7-9
to measure time / to time / to reckon by time
HSK 7-9
a little earlier
when
HSK 7-9
time-sharing (shared use, e.g. of a holiday home) / (computing) time-sharing
3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
(in) real time / instantaneous
timely / apt to the occasion / in due course
HSK 7-9
3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
9-11 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
(sports) to extend the duration of a game (due to stoppages) / (abbr. for 傷停補時|伤停补时) injury time
to exceed the time limit / (to work) overtime / (computing) timeout
the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order
1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
standard time (as opposed to daylight saving time 夏令時|夏令时)
perfect tense (grammar)
immediately; suddenly
HSK 7-9
(literary) to follow current trends; to conform to the fashion of the times
wartime
whenever
kilowatt-hour
Hershey's (brand)
7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
season / time of the year
punctual
timewise / pertaining to time
at once / right away
to come at the right time / to be opportune
11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
at that time
7-9 pm
(literary) temporarily
outdated / out of luck
at what time?; when?
for a while
tremendously popular for a while
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
several hours
(Tw) from time to time / frequently
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
childhood
to broadcast a time signal
sometime
all the rage for a time / grand fashion for a limited time
past tense (grammar)
right away; quickly; immediately
FTSE (British provider of stock exchange indices such as FTSE 100)
frequently / often / usually / regularly
current
just a while before / not so long ago / everyone can remember when..
to cause a sensation (idiom)
the right time for sth / the right season (for planting cabbage)
timely / occasional
first half of a game or contest
second half of a game or contest
not miss the farming season / do farm work in the right season
instantaneous

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