有时候

yǒushíhòu

Traditional: 有时候

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Translation

sometimes

Word origin

A compound of 有 (yǒu, to have) and 时候 (shí hou, time or moment), literally there are moments, giving the sense of sometimes.

Origin
compound
Root
有 (yǒu, to have) + 时候 (shí hou, time, moment)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 有

Stroke order for 时

Stroke order for 候

Examples

Sometimes I get homesick.

Sometimes he is very quiet.

Sometimes the simple way is the best.

qíng

Sometimes it rains, sometimes it is sunny.

Sometimes I make mistakes too.

有时候 (yǒu shí hòu) means sometimes. It is a frequency adverb for things that happen on some occasions.

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This word is part of lesson 22.