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HSK
hour / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
sometimes / now and then
HSK 1
at this time / at this moment
HSK 2
then / at that time / while
HSK 2
at any time; at all times / at the right time; whenever necessary
HSK 2
then / at that time / in those days
HSK 2
at the same time; simultaneously
HSK 2
ordinarily / in normal times / in peacetime
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *時* | 時* | *時
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
HSK 3
timely; at the right time / promptly; without delay
HSK 3
on time / punctual / on schedule
HSK 4
as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
HSK 4
on time / before deadline / on schedule
HSK 4
class hour / period
HSK 4
now / this moment
HSK 5
from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently
HSK 5
temporary; provisional; for the time being
HSK 5
old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
HSK 6
often / constantly
HSK 6
to fix a time / fixed time / timed (of explosive etc)
HSK 6
a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time
HSK 6
at the same time; meanwhile
HSK 7-9
when the time comes / at the scheduled time
HSK 7-9
when
HSK 7-9
timely / apt to the occasion / in due course
HSK 7-9
immediately; suddenly
HSK 7-9
from time to time
HSK 7-9
to measure time / to time / to reckon by time
HSK 7-9
to last / to take (time) / period / diachronic
HSK 7-9
to count down / countdown
HSK 7-9
time-consuming / to take a period of (x amount of time)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *時* | 時* | *時
surname Shi
the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order
wartime
9-11 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
immediate
to set a time limit / for a limited time / time-limited / limited period of time
at once / right away
(in) real time / instantaneous
man-hour
current
Belgium
to exceed the time limit / (to work) overtime / (computing) timeout
at what time?; when?
9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
time-sharing
midnight / zero hour
antiquity
immediately / at once
right away; quickly; immediately
to take time / time-consuming
11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
to give the correct time
(of a watch or clock) to keep time / (physics) propagation time / travel time (of a wave)
long time
FTSE (British provider of stock exchange indices such as FTSE 100)
the four seasons, namely: spring , summer , autumn and winter
in a split second
fashionable
timewise / pertaining to time
11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
(dialect) now; at present
just a while before / not so long ago / everyone can remember when..
the right time for sth / the right season (for planting cabbage)
in fashion / suiting the time / seasonable / timely
(literary) temporarily
kilowatt-hour
born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate) / born under an unlucky star / ahead of his time
all the rage for a time / grand fashion for a limited time
for a while
to waste time
7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
sometime
1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
(idiom) to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
in an instant
to stagger (holidays, working hours etc)
second half of a game or contest
punctual
in former times / the olden days
(Tw) from time to time / frequently
perfect tense (grammar)
3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
outdated / out of luck
3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
5-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
synchronic; concurrent
lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings
1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
to follow fashion
5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
ampere-hour (Ah)
7-9 pm
a short time / a moment
half hour
to cause a sensation (idiom)
not miss the farming season / do farm work in the right season

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