(yǒu shí) - sometimes in Mandarin
yǒushíTraditional: 有時
Translation
sometimes
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
有
时
Examples
散步。
I sometimes go for a walk.
。
He is sometimes very quiet.
。
Sometimes things are not as they seem.
散步。
Sometimes I go for a walk alone.
。
Sometimes he makes mistakes too.
有时 (yǒu shí) means sometimes.
Where this fits
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Stories
(1)Grammar articles
(5)Mandarin Conditionals: 如果, 要是, 的话 and the 就 That Finishes the Sentence
Mandarin Verb Conjugation: Why It Doesn't Exist and What Replaces It
Mandarin Conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 因为…所以, 如果…就 and the Paired Structures That Join Clauses
Mandarin Possession with 有 (yǒu): To Have
Mandarin Verb Reduplication: 看看, 看一看, 休息休息 and the 一下 Alternative
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