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Pronunciation |
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shí |
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Meaning |
: |
- a long period of time; times; days. (n)
- time of day; hour; o’clock. (n)
- current; present; fashion. (n)
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Radical |
: |
日 |
Strokes |
: |
7 |
Traditional |
: |
時 ( Stroke Order ) |
Usage |
: |
77.9% |
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Sentences:
1. He first started writing when he was at primary school. |
tā |
shàng |
xiǎo |
xué |
shí |
jiù |
kāi |
shǐ |
xiě |
zuò |
le |
。 |
他 |
上 |
小 |
学 |
时 |
就 |
开 |
始 |
写 |
作 |
了 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
上 |
: |
go |
小学 |
: |
primary school |
上学 |
: |
go to school |
时 |
: |
a long period of time; times; days |
就 |
: |
already |
开始 |
: |
start |
写作 |
: |
writing |
了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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2. Business hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
yíng |
yè |
shí |
jiān |
shì |
cóng |
shàng |
wǔ |
jiǔ |
shí |
dào |
xià |
wǔ |
wǔ |
shí |
。 |
营 |
业 |
时 |
间 |
是 |
从 |
上 |
午 |
九 |
时 |
到 |
下 |
午 |
五 |
时 |
。 |
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营业 |
: |
business |
时间 |
: |
hours, time |
是 |
: |
is |
从 |
: |
from |
上午 |
: |
morning |
九 |
: |
nine |
时 |
: |
o’clock |
到 |
: |
to |
下午 |
: |
afternoon |
五 |
: |
five |
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3. I’ve been writing for three hours. |
wǒ |
yǐ |
jīng |
xiě |
le |
sān |
gè |
xiǎo |
shí |
le |
。 |
我 |
已 |
经 |
写 |
了 |
三 |
个 |
小 |
时 |
了 |
。 |
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我 |
: |
I |
已经 |
: |
already |
写 |
: |
write |
了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
三 |
: |
three |
个 |
: |
measure word |
小时 |
: |
hours |
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4. When will it be ready? |
shén |
me |
shí |
hòu |
néng |
zhǔn |
bèi |
hǎo |
? |
什 |
么 |
时 |
候 |
能 |
准 |
备 |
好 |
? |
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什么 |
: |
what |
时候 |
: |
(a point in) time; moment |
什么时候 |
: |
when |
能 |
: |
can be |
准备 |
: |
prepare |
好 |
: |
all right, ok |
准备好 |
: |
ready |
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