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(yǒu shí) - sometimes in Mandarin

yǒushí

Traditional: 有時

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Translation

sometimes

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Word origin

A compound of 有 (yǒu, 'to have') and 时 (shí, 'time'), meaning 'sometimes'. The simplified 时 derives from 時, a phono-semantic compound of 日 (rì, 'sun') with 寺 (sì) as the phonetic.

Origin
compound
Root
有 (yǒu, 'to have') + 时 (shí, 'time'; 日 sun + 寺 sì phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 有

有

Stroke order for 时

时

Examples

。

I sometimes go for a walk.

。

He is sometimes very quiet.

。

Sometimes things are not as they seem.

。

Sometimes I go for a walk alone.

。

Sometimes he makes mistakes too.

有时 (yǒu shí) means sometimes.

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This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 7: 有时, 受伤, 后来 and 7 more words.