时 時 shi2
surname Shi

时 時 shi2
o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period

时 旹 shi2
old variant of 時|时

strokes 7
radical
日
日
strokes after radical 3
挨时间 挨時間 ai2 shi2 jian1
to stall; to play for time

安培小时 安培小時 an1 pei2 xiao3 shi2
ampere-hour (Ah)

按时 按時 an4 shi2
on time; before deadline; on schedule

按时间先后 按時間先後 an4 shi2 jian1 xian1 hou4
chronological

八小时工作制 八小時工作制 ba1 xiao3 shi2 gong1 zuo4 zhi4
eight-hour working day

办公时间 辦公時間 ban4 gong1 shi2 jian1
office hours

半小时 半小時 ban4 xiao3 shi2
half hour

保时捷 保時捷 bao3 shi2 jie2
Porsche (car company)

报时 報時 bao4 shi2
to give the correct time

北京时间 北京時間 bei3 jing1 shi2 jian1
Chinese Standard Time

背时 背時 bei4 shi2
outdated; out of luck

比利时 比利時 bi3 li4 shi2
Belgium

彼一时此一时 彼一時此一時 bi3 yi1 shi2 ci3 yi1 shi2
that was one thing, and this is another; times have changed

标准时 標準時 biao1 zhun3 shi2
standard time

冰河时期 冰河時期 bing1 he2 shi2 qi1
ice age

不合时宜 不合時宜 bu4 he2 shi2 yi2
untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times

不入时宜 不入時宜 bu4 ru4 shi2 yi2
untimely; premature; inopportune; ill-timed; out of fashion; behind the times

不失时机 不失時機 bu4 shi1 shi2 ji1
to seize the opportune moment; to lose no time

不时 不時 bu4 shi2
from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently

不识时变 不識時變 bu4 shi2 shi2 bian4
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason

不识时务 不識時務 bu4 shi2 shi2 wu4
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason

不时之需 不時之需 bu4 shi2 zhi1 xu1
a possible period of want or need

不违农时 不違農時 bu4 wei2 nong2 shi2
not miss the farming season; do farm work in the right season

藏器待时 藏器待時 cang2 qi4 dai4 shi2
to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment

曾几何时 曾幾何時 ceng2 ji3 he2 shi2
just a while before; not so long ago; everyone can remember when..

茶点时间 茶點時間 cha2 dian3 shi2 jian1
tea break; tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch

刹时 剎時 cha4 shi2
in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye

常时 常時 chang2 shi2
frequently; often; usually; regularly

超时 超時 chao1 shi2
to exceed the time limit; (to work) overtime; (computing) timeout

辰时 辰時 chen2 shi2
7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

持续时间 持續時間 chi2 xu4 shi2 jian1
duration

抽时间 抽時間 chou1 shi2 jian1
to (try to) find the time to

丑时 丑時 chou3 shi2
1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

穿越时空 穿越時空 chuan1 yue4 shi2 kong1
to travel through time

春秋时代 春秋時代 chun1 qiu1 shi2 dai4
Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)

春秋战国时代 春秋戰國時代 chun1 qiu1 zhan4 guo2 shi2 dai4
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods; Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)

此时 此時 ci3 shi2
now; this moment

此时此地 此時此地 ci3 shi2 ci3 di4
here and now; as things stand

此时此刻 此時此刻 ci3 shi2 ci3 ke4
at this very moment

此时以前 此時以前 ci3 shi2 yi3 qian2
heretofore

聪明一世，糊涂一时 聰明一世，糊塗一時 cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 - hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom); every man has a fool in his sleeve

聪明一世，懵懂一时 聰明一世，懵懂一時 cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 - meng3 dong3 yi1 shi2
see 聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时

打发时间 打發時間 da3 fa1 shi2 jian1
to pass the time

大纪元时报 大紀元時報 da4 ji4 yuan2 shi2 bao4
Epoch Times, US newspaper

当地时间 當地時間 dang1 di4 shi2 jian1
local time

当时 當時 dang1 shi2
then; at that time; while

当时 當時 dang4 shi2
at once; right away

倒时差 倒時差 dao3 shi2 cha1
to adjust to a different time zone

倒计时 倒計時 dao4 ji4 shi2
to count down; countdown

到那个时候 到那個時候 dao4 na4 ge4 shi2 hou4
until this moment

到时 到時 dao4 shi2
at that (future) time

到时候 到時候 dao4 shi2 hou4
when the moment comes; at that time

登时 登時 deng1 shi2
immediately; at once

滴漏计时器 滴漏計時器 di1 lou4 ji4 shi2 qi4
hourglass; water clock; clepsydra

第一时间 第一時間 di4 yi1 shi2 jian1
in the first moments (of sth happening); immediately (after an event); first thing

鼎盛时期 鼎盛時期 ding3 sheng4 shi2 qi1
flourishing period; golden age

定时 定時 ding4 shi2
to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc)

定时摄影 定時攝影 ding4 shi2 she4 ying3
time-lapse photography

定时信管 定時信管 ding4 shi2 xin4 guan3
timed detonator

定时炸弹 定時炸彈 ding4 shi2 zha4 dan4
time bomb

定时钟 定時鐘 ding4 shi2 zhong1
timer; timing clock; alarm clock

东部时间 東部時間 dong1 bu4 shi2 jian1
Eastern Standard Time (EST)

独出一时 獨出一時 du2 chu1 yi1 shi2
incomparable; head and shoulders above the competition

短时储存 短時儲存 duan3 shi2 chu3 cun2
short-term storage; store

短时间 短時間 duan3 shi2 jian1
short term; short time

短时语音记忆 短時語音記憶 duan3 shi2 yu3 yin1 ji4 yi4
short-term phonological memory

顿时 頓時 dun4 shi2
immediately; suddenly

多时 多時 duo1 shi2
long time

儿时 兒時 er2 shi2
childhood

发稿时 發稿時 fa1 gao3 shi2
time of publication; at the time of going to press

反时势 反時勢 fan3 shi2 shi4
unconventional

反时针 反時針 fan3 shi2 zhen1
counterclockwise

反应时间 反應時間 fan3 ying1 shi2 jian1
response time (technology)

反应时 反應時 fan3 ying4 shi2
response time

放射性计时 放射性計時 fang4 she4 xing4 ji4 shi2
radiometric dating

飞鸟时代 飛鳥時代 fei1 niao3 shi2 dai4
Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)

废时 廢時 fei4 shi2
to waste time

费时 費時 fei4 shi2
to take time; time-consuming

分时 分時 fen1 shi2
time-sharing

分时多工 分時多工 fen1 shi2 duo1 gong1
time division multiplexing; TDM

封建时代 封建時代 feng1 jian4 shi2 dai4
feudal times

风靡一时 風靡一時 feng1 mi3 yi1 shi2
fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage

风行一时 風行一時 feng1 xing2 yi1 shi2
to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time

富时 富時 fu4 shi2
FTSE (British provider of stock exchange indices such as FTSE 100)

复兴时代 復興時代 fu4 xing1 shi2 dai4
the Renaissance

赶时髦 趕時髦 gan3 shi2 mao2
to keep up with the latest fashion

格林尼治标准时间 格林尼治標準時間 ge2 lin2 ni2 zhi4 biao1 zhun3 shi2 jian1
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

格林威治标准时间 格林威治標準時間 ge2 lin2 wei1 zhi4 biao1 zhun3 shi2 jian1
Greenwich Mean Time; GMT

公里时 公里時 gong1 li3 shi2
kilometer per hour

工时 工時 gong1 shi2
man-hour

工作时间 工作時間 gong1 zuo4 shi2 jian1
working hours

共时 共時 gong4 shi2
synchronic; concurrent

古时 古時 gu3 shi2
antiquity

古时候 古時候 gu3 shi2 hou5
in ancient times; in olden days

贯时 貫時 guan4 shi2
diachronic

过渡时期 過渡時期 guo4 du4 shi2 qi1
transition

过去时 過去時 guo4 qu4 shi2
past tense (grammar)

过时 過時 guo4 shi2
old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon

过时不候 過時不候 guo4 shi2 bu4 hou4
being late is not acceptable (idiom)

海峡时报 海峽時報 hai3 xia2 shi2 bao4
The Straits Times

亥时 亥時 hai4 shi2
9-11 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

好时 好時 hao3 shi2
Hershey's (brand)

耗时 耗時 hao4 shi2
time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)

耗时耗力 耗時耗力 hao4 shi2 hao4 li4
requiring much time and effort

合时 合時 he2 shi2
in fashion; suiting the time; seasonable; timely

何时 何時 he2 shi2
when

合时宜 合時宜 he2 shi2 yi2
timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion

合于时宜 合于時宜 he2 yu2 shi2 yi2
timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion

黑暗时代 黑暗時代 hei1 an4 shi2 dai4
Dark Ages

很多时 很多時 hen3 duo1 shi2
often

轰动一时 轟動一時 hong1 dong4 yi1 shi2
to cause a sensation (idiom)

哄动一时 哄動一時 hong1 dong4 yi1 shi2
variant of 轟動一時|轰动一时

红极一时 紅極一時 hong2 ji2 yi1 shi2
tremendously popular for a while

花时间 花時間 hua1 shi2 jian1
to take up time; to spend time

华盛顿时报 華盛頓時報 hua2 sheng4 dun4 shi2 bao4
Washington Times (newspaper)

划时代 劃時代 hua4 shi2 dai4
epoch-marking

欢乐时光 歡樂時光 huan1 le4 shi2 guang1
happy time; happy hour (in bars etc)

环球时报 環球時報 huan2 qiu2 shi2 bao4
Global Times (weekly digest of international news from People's Daily 人民日報|人民日报)

黄金时代 黃金時代 huang2 jin1 shi2 dai4
golden age

黄金时段 黃金時段 huang2 jin1 shi2 duan4
prime time

机不可失，时不再来 機不可失，時不再來 ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1 - shi2 bu4 zai4 lai2
Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)

极盛时期 極盛時期 ji2 sheng4 shi2 qi1
most flourishing period; Golden Age

即时 即時 ji2 shi2
immediate

及时 及時 ji2 shi2
in time; promptly; without delay; timely

及时处理 及時處理 ji2 shi2 chu3 li3
timely handling; a stitch in time

及时处理，事半功倍 及時處理，事半功倍 ji2 shi2 chu3 li3 - shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4
timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort; the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine

即时即地 即時即地 ji2 shi2 ji2 di4
moment-to-moment

即时通讯 即時通訊 ji2 shi2 tong1 xun4
instant messaging (IM); instant message

及时行乐 及時行樂 ji2 shi2 xing2 le4
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future; make merry while you can; carpe diem

及时性 及時性 ji2 shi2 xing4
timeliness; promptness

及时雨 及時雨 ji2 shi2 yu3
timely rain; (fig.) timely assistance

即时制 即時制 ji2 shi2 zhi4
real-time (gaming)

几时 幾時 ji3 shi2
what time?; when?

计时 計時 ji4 shi2
to measure time; to time; to reckon by time

计时比赛 計時比賽 ji4 shi2 bi3 sai4
time trial (e.g. in cycle race); timed race; competition against the clock

计时测验 計時測驗 ji4 shi2 ce4 yan4
time trial

计时法 計時法 ji4 shi2 fa3
time reckoning

计时工资 計時工資 ji4 shi2 gong1 zi1
time rate wage; remuneration based on one's time and skill; opposite: piece rate wage 計件工資|计件工资

计时器 計時器 ji4 shi2 qi4
timer; chronograph; timepiece; clock; timekeeping device (sundial, water clock)

计时赛 計時賽 ji4 shi2 sai4
time trial (e.g. in cycle race); timed race; competition against the clock

计时收费 計時收費 ji4 shi2 shou1 fei4
time charge

计时炸弹 計時炸彈 ji4 shi2 zha4 dan4
time bomb

加工时序 加工時序 jia1 gong1 shi2 xu4
time course

加时 加時 jia1 shi2
overtime

减压时间表 減壓時間表 jian3 ya1 shi2 jian1 biao3
decompression schedule (diving); also called 減壓程序|减压程序

届时 屆時 jie4 shi2
when the time comes; at the scheduled time

金融时报 金融時報 jin1 rong2 shi2 bao4
Financial Times

金融时报指数 金融時報指數 jin1 rong2 shi2 bao4 zhi3 shu4
Financial Times stock exchange index (FTSE 100 or footsie)

今时今日 今時今日 jin1 shi2 jin1 ri4
this day and age (dialect)

京华时报 京華時報 jing1 hua2 shi2 bao4
Beijing Times (newspaper)

就寝时间 就寢時間 jiu4 qin3 shi2 jian1
bedtime

旧时 舊時 jiu4 shi2
in former times; the olden days

旧时代 舊時代 jiu4 shi2 dai4
former times; the olden days

旧石器时代 舊石器時代 jiu4 shi2 qi4 shi2 dai4
Paleolithic Era

课时 課時 ke4 shi2
class; period

款语移时 款語移時 kuan3 yu3 yi2 shi2
to talk slowly and in depth (idiom)

旷时摄影 曠時攝影 kuang4 shi2 she4 ying3
time-lapse photography

黎明时分 黎明時分 li2 ming2 shi2 fen1
daybreak; at the crack of dawn

李时珍 李時珍 li3 shi2 zhen1
Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目

立时 立時 li4 shi2
right away; quickly; immediately

历时 歷時 li4 shi2
to last; to take (time); period; diachronic

历史时期 歷史時期 li4 shi3 shi2 qi1
historical period

临时 臨時 lin2 shi2
as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc

临时澳门市政执行委员会 臨時澳門市政執行委員會 lin2 shi2 ao4 men2 shi4 zheng4 zhi2 xing2 wei3 yuan2 hui4
Provisional Municipal Council of Macau; Câmara Municipal de Macau Provisória

临时保姆 臨時保姆 lin2 shi2 bao3 mu3
temporary caregiver; babysitter

临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; making a hasty last-minute effort

临时贷款 臨時貸款 lin2 shi2 dai4 kuan3
bridging loan

临时分居 臨時分居 lin2 shi2 fen1 ju1
trial separation

临时工 臨時工 lin2 shi2 gong1
day laborer; temporary work

临时演员 臨時演員 lin2 shi2 yan3 yuan2
an extra (in a movie)

临时政府 臨時政府 lin2 shi2 zheng4 fu3
provisional government

零时 零時 ling2 shi2
midnight; zero hour

刘宋时代 劉宋時代 liu2 song4 shi2 dai4
Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing

六朝时代 六朝時代 liu4 chao2 shi2 dai4
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang

洛杉矶时报 洛杉磯時報 luo4 shan1 ji1 shi2 bao4
Los Angeles Times

卯时 卯時 mao3 shi2
5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

美东时间 美東時間 mei3 dong1 shi2 jian1
USA Eastern Standard Time

每时每刻 每時每刻 mei3 shi2 mei3 ke4
at all times; at every moment

每时每日 每時每日 mei3 shi2 mei3 ri4
every day and every hour; hourly and daily (idiom)

名噪一时 名噪一時 ming2 zao4 yi1 shi2
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity

某时 某時 mou3 shi2
sometime

那时 那時 na4 shi2
then; at that time; in those days

那时候 那時候 na4 shi2 hou5
at that time

奈良时代 奈良時代 nai4 liang2 shi2 dai4
Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history

闹铃时钟 鬧鈴時鐘 nao4 ling2 shi2 zhong1
alarm clock

逆时针 逆時針 ni4 shi2 zhen1
anticlockwise; counterclockwise

纽时 紐時 niu3 shi2
New York Times, abbr. for 紐約時報|纽约时报

纽约时报 紐約時報 niu3 yue1 shi2 bao4
New York Times (newspaper)

片时 片時 pian4 shi2
a short time; a moment

平安时代 平安時代 ping2 an1 shi2 dai4
Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history

平时 平時 ping2 shi2
ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 - lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)

平行时空 平行時空 ping2 xing2 shi2 kong1
parallel universe

切中时弊 切中時弊 qie4 zhong4 shi2 bi4
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target; to hit the nub of the matter

切中时病 切中時病 qie4 zhong4 shi2 bing4
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home; to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)

青铜器时代 青銅器時代 qing1 tong2 qi4 shi2 dai4
the Bronze Age; also written 青銅時代|青铜时代

晴时多云 晴時多雲 qing2 shi2 duo1 yun2
partly cloudy (meteorology)

趋时 趨時 qu1 shi2
to follow fashion

权时 權時 quan2 shi2
(literary) temporarily

全时工作 全時工作 quan2 shi2 gong1 zuo4
full time work

日光节约时 日光節約時 ri4 guang1 jie2 yue1 shi2
daylight saving time

日据时代 日據時代 ri4 ju4 shi2 dai4
the era of Japanese occupation

日治时期 日治時期 ri4 zhi4 shi2 qi1
the period of Japanese rule

入时 入時 ru4 shi2
fashionable

三不五时 三不五時 san1 bu4 wu3 shi2
(Tw) from time to time; frequently

霎时 霎時 sha4 shi2
in a split second

霎时间 霎時間 sha4 shi2 jian1
in a split second

善有善报，恶有恶报，若然不报时晨未到 善有善報，惡有惡報，若然不報時晨未到 shan4 you3 shan4 bao4 - e4 you3 e4 bao4 - ruo4 ran2 bu4 bao4 shi2 chen2 wei4 dao4
Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time

上班时间 上班時間 shang4 ban1 shi2 jian1
time of going to work; the morning rush hour

上下班时间 上下班時間 shang4 xia4 ban1 shi2 jian1
rush hour

稍早时 稍早時 shao1 zao3 shi2
a little earlier

申时 申時 shen1 shi2
3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

什么时候 什麼時候 shen2 me5 shi2 hou5
when?; at what time?

什么时候 甚麼時候 shen2 me5 shi2 hou5
when?; at what time?

审度时势 審度時勢 shen3 duo2 shi2 shi4
to examine and judge the situation

审时度势 審時度勢 shen3 shi2 duo2 shi4
to judge the hour and size up the situation; to take stock

生不逢时 生不逢時 sheng1 bu4 feng2 shi2
born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate); born under an unlucky star; ahead of his time

盛极一时 盛極一時 sheng4 ji2 yi1 shi2
all the rage for a time; grand fashion for a limited time

时报 時報 shi2 bao4
"Times" (newspaper, e.g. New York Times)

时弊 時弊 shi2 bi4
ills of the day; contemporary problems

时不时 時不時 shi2 bu4 shi2
from time to time

时不我待 時不我待 shi2 bu4 wo3 dai4
time and tide wait for no man (idiom)

时不再来 時不再來 shi2 bu4 zai4 lai2
Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)

时菜 時菜 shi2 cai4
seasonal vegetable

时差 時差 shi2 cha1
time difference; time lag; jet lag

时常 時常 shi2 chang2
often; frequently

时长 時長 shi2 chang2
duration

时辰 時辰 shi2 chen5
time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day

时辰未到 時辰未到 shi2 chen5 wei4 dao4
the time has not yet come

时程 時程 shi2 cheng2
timetable; schedule

时戳 時戳 shi2 chuo1
timestamp

时大时小 時大時小 shi2 da4 shi2 xiao3
sometimes big, sometimes small; varying

时代 時代 shi2 dai4
Time, US weekly news magazine

时代 時代 shi2 dai4
age; era; epoch; period (in one's life)

时代不同，风尚不同 時代不同，風尚不同 shi2 dai4 bu4 tong2 - feng1 shang4 bu4 tong2
customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners; O Tempora, O Mores!

时代广场 時代廣場 shi2 dai4 guang3 chang3
Times Square

时代华纳 時代華納 shi2 dai4 hua2 na4
Time Warner Inc., US media company

时点 時點 shi2 dian3
point of time (in time-based systems)

时调 時調 shi2 diao4
regional folk song popular during a certain period of time

时段 時段 shi2 duan4
time interval; work shift; time slot; the twelve two-hour divisions of the day

时段分析 時段分析 shi2 duan4 fen1 xi1
time interval analysis

时断时续 時斷時續 shi2 duan4 shi2 xu4
stopping and starting; intermittent; sporadic; on and off

时而 時而 shi2 er2
occasionally; from time to time

十二时辰 十二時辰 shi2 er4 shi2 chen5
twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian time-keeping and astronomy

时分 時分 shi2 fen1
time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支

时隔 時隔 shi2 ge2
separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)

时乖命蹇 時乖命蹇 shi2 guai1 ming4 jian3
bad times, adverse fate (idiom)

时光 時光 shi2 guang1
time; era; period of time

时光机 時光機 shi2 guang1 ji1
time machine

时过境迁 時過境遷 shi2 guo4 jing4 qian1
things change with the passage of time (idiom)

时好时坏 時好時壞 shi2 hao3 shi2 huai4
sometimes good, sometimes bad

时候 時候 shi2 hou5
time; length of time; moment; period

时机 時機 shi2 ji1
fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity

时价 時價 shi2 jia4
current price

时间 時間 shi2 jian1
time; period

时间表 時間表 shi2 jian1 biao3
schedule; timetable

时间测定学 時間測定學 shi2 jian1 ce4 ding4 xue2
chronometry

时间戳 時間戳 shi2 jian1 chuo1
timestamp

时间简史 時間簡史 shi2 jian1 jian3 shi3
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

时间进程 時間進程 shi2 jian1 jin4 cheng2
time course

时间区间 時間區間 shi2 jian1 qu1 jian1
time interval

时间是把杀猪刀 時間是把殺豬刀 shi2 jian1 shi4 ba3 sha1 zhu1 dao1
lit. time is a butcher's knife; fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving; nothing gold can stay

时间线 時間線 shi2 jian1 xian4
timeline

时间序列 時間序列 shi2 jian1 xu4 lie4
time series (stats.)

时间轴 時間軸 shi2 jian1 zhou2
time axis; timeline

时节 時節 shi2 jie2
season; time

时局 時局 shi2 ju2
current political situation

时刻 時刻 shi2 ke4
moment; constantly; always

时刻表 時刻表 shi2 ke4 biao3
timetable; schedule

时刻准备 時刻準備 shi2 ke4 zhun3 bei4
ready at any moment

时空 時空 shi2 kong1
time and place; world of a particular locale and era; (physics) space-time

时空穿梭 時空穿梭 shi2 kong1 chuan1 suo1
time travel

时空穿越 時空穿越 shi2 kong1 chuan1 yue4
time travel

时空错置 時空錯置 shi2 kong1 cuo4 zhi4
having elements from another time or place

时空错置感 時空錯置感 shi2 kong1 cuo4 zhi4 gan3
sense of being in another time and place; feeling that one has entered a time warp

时空胶囊 時空膠囊 shi2 kong1 jiao1 nang2
time capsule (Tw)

时空旅行 時空旅行 shi2 kong1 lv3 xing2
time travel

时来运转 時來運轉 shi2 lai2 yun4 zhuan3
the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); to have a lucky break; things change for the better

时令 時令 shi2 ling4
season

时髦 時髦 shi2 mao2
in vogue; fashionable

时期 時期 shi2 qi1
period; phase

石器时代 石器時代 shi2 qi4 shi2 dai4
Stone Age

时区 時區 shi2 qu1
time zone

时任 時任 shi2 ren4
then (as in "the then chairman")

时日 時日 shi2 ri4
time; auspicious time; time and date; long period of time; this day

时日无多 時日無多 shi2 ri4 wu2 duo1
time is limited (idiom)

时尚 時尚 shi2 shang4
fashion; fad; fashionable

时时 時時 shi2 shi2
often; constantly

实时 實時 shi2 shi2
(in) real time; instantaneous

识时达务 識時達務 shi2 shi2 da2 wu4
understanding; to know what's up

时时刻刻 時時刻刻 shi2 shi2 ke4 ke4
at all times

识时通变 識時通變 shi2 shi2 tong1 bian4
understanding and adaptable

识时务 識時務 shi2 shi2 wu4
to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances

识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shi2 shi2 wu4 zhe3 wei4 jun4 jie2
Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances.

时势 時勢 shi2 shi4
current situation; circumstances; current trend

时式 時式 shi2 shi4
fashionable style; (linguistics) tense

时事 時事 shi2 shi4
current trends; the present situation; how things are going

时势造英雄 時勢造英雄 shi2 shi4 zao4 ying1 xiong2
Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

时蔬 時蔬 shi2 shu1
seasonal vegetables

时俗 時俗 shi2 su2
prevalent custom of the time

时速 時速 shi2 su4
speed per hour

时绥 時綏 shi2 sui2
peace all year round (old letter closing)

时态 時態 shi2 tai4
(verb) tense

时下 時下 shi2 xia4
at present; right now

时显时隐 時顯時隱 shi2 xian3 shi2 yin3
appearing and disappearing; intermittently visible

时限 時限 shi2 xian4
time limit

时效 時效 shi2 xiao4
effectiveness for a given period of time; prescription (law); aging (metallurgy)

时写时辍 時寫時輟 shi2 xie3 shi2 chuo4
to write for a bit then give up; to write in fits and starts

时兴 時興 shi2 xing1
fashionable; popular

时序 時序 shi2 xu4
timing (of a signal or sequence); time course

时讯 時訊 shi2 xun4
news; current events

时宜 時宜 shi2 yi2
timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion

时隐时现 時隱時現 shi2 yin3 shi2 xian4
appearing and disappearing (idiom); intermittently visible

时雍 時雍 shi2 yong1
concord; harmony

时有所闻 時有所聞 shi2 you3 suo3 wen2
heard from time to time; one keeps hearing that...

时运 時運 shi2 yun4
circumstances; fate

时运不济 時運不濟 shi2 yun4 bu4 ji4
fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good

时运亨通 時運亨通 shi2 yun4 heng1 tong1
our luck is in, everything is going smoothly (idiom)

时炸弹 時炸彈 shi2 zha4 dan4
time bomb

时针 時針 shi2 zhen1
hand of a clock; hour hand

时政 時政 shi2 zheng4
current politics; political situation of the time

时至今日 時至今日 shi2 zhi4 jin1 ri4
(idiom) up to the present; even now; now (in contrast with the past); at this late hour

时钟 時鐘 shi2 zhong1
clock

时钟座 時鐘座 shi2 zhong1 zuo4
Horologium (constellation)

时装 時裝 shi2 zhuang1
fashion; fashionable clothes

时装表演 時裝表演 shi2 zhuang1 biao3 yan3
fashion show

时装剧 時裝劇 shi2 zhuang1 ju4
contemporary drama

时装鞋 時裝鞋 shi2 zhuang1 xie2
dress shoes

事发时 事發時 shi4 fa1 shi2
the time of the incident

适时 適時 shi4 shi2
timely; apt to the occasion; in due course

首次注视时间 首次注視時間 shou3 ci4 zhu4 shi4 shi2 jian1
first fixation duration

守时 守時 shou3 shi2
punctual

授时 授時 shou4 shi2
to broadcast a time signal

数小时 數小時 shu4 xiao3 shi2
several hours

数字时钟 數字時鐘 shu4 zi4 shi2 zhong1
digital clock

瞬时 瞬時 shun4 shi2
instantaneous

瞬时辐射 瞬時輻射 shun4 shi2 fu2 she4
prompt radiation

顺时针 順時針 shun4 shi2 zhen1
clockwise

顺应天时 順應天時 shun4 ying4 tian1 shi2
going with nature and the seasons (TCM)

说时迟，那时快 說時遲，那時快 shuo1 shi2 chi2 - na4 shi2 kuai4
(idiom) no sooner said than done; before you know it

巳时 巳時 si4 shi2
9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

四时 四時 si4 shi2
the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬

俗随时变 俗隨時變 su2 sui2 shi2 bian4
customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners; O Tempora, O Mores!

随机时间 隨機時間 sui2 ji1 shi2 jian1
random period of time; random interval

随时 隨時 sui2 shi2
at any time; at all times; at the right time

随时待命 隨時待命 sui2 shi2 dai4 ming4
on call; always available; ready at all times

随时随地 隨時隨地 sui2 shi2 sui2 di4
anytime and anywhere

岁时 歲時 sui4 shi2
season; time of the year

缩时摄影 縮時攝影 suo1 shi2 she4 ying3
time-lapse photography

天时 天時 tian1 shi2
the time; the right time; weather conditions; destiny; course of time; heaven's natural order

天时地利人和 天時地利人和 tian1 shi2 di4 li4 ren2 he2
the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war

停车计时器 停車計時器 ting2 che1 ji4 shi2 qi4
parking meter

同时 同時 tong2 shi2
at the same time; simultaneously

同时代 同時代 tong2 shi2 dai4
contemporary

同时期 同時期 tong2 shi2 qi1
at the same time; contemporary

痛砭时弊 痛砭時弊 tong4 bian1 shi2 bi4
to strongly criticize the evils of the day

拖延时间 拖延時間 tuo1 yan2 shi2 jian1
to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster

完成时 完成時 wan2 cheng2 shi2
perfect tense (grammar)

往时 往時 wang3 shi2
past events; former times

为时 為時 wei2 shi2
timewise; pertaining to time

为时不晚 為時不晚 wei2 shi2 bu4 wan3
it is not too late (idiom)

为时过早 為時過早 wei2 shi2 guo4 zao3
premature; too soon

违时绝俗 違時絕俗 wei2 shi2 jue2 su2
to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions

为时未晚 為時未晚 wei2 shi2 wei4 wan3
it is not too late (idiom)

为时已晚 為時已晚 wei2 shi2 yi3 wan3
already too late

未时 未時 wei4 shi2
1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

无论何时 無論何時 wu2 lun4 he2 shi2
whenever

无时无刻 無時無刻 wu2 shi2 wu2 ke4
all the time; incessantly

无一事而不学，无一时而不学，无一处而不得 無一事而不學，無一時而不學，無一處而不得 wu2 yi1 shi4 er2 bu4 xue2 - wu2 yi1 shi2 er2 bu4 xue2 - wu2 yi1 chu4 er2 bu4 de2
Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹)

午时 午時 wu3 shi2
11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

夏令时 夏令時 xia4 ling4 shi2
daylight saving time

夏时制 夏時制 xia4 shi2 zhi4
daylight saving time

现时 現時 xian4 shi2
current

限时信 限時信 xian4 shi2 xin4
mail to be delivered by a specified time

响应时间 響應時間 xiang3 ying4 shi2 jian1
response time

消磨时间 消磨時間 xiao1 mo2 shi2 jian1
to kill time

销售时点 銷售時點 xiao1 shou4 shi2 dian3
point of sale

销售时点情报系统 銷售時點情報系統 xiao1 shou4 shi2 dian3 qing2 bao4 xi4 tong3
point of sale system

小时 小時 xiao3 shi2
hour

小时工 小時工 xiao3 shi2 gong1
hourly worker; hourly job

小时候 小時候 xiao3 shi2 hou5
in one's childhood

小时候儿 小時候兒 xiao3 shi2 hou5 er5
erhua variant of 小時候|小时候

小时了了，大未必佳 小時了了，大未必佳 xiao3 shi2 liao3 liao3 - da4 wei4 bi4 jia1
being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)

协调世界时 協調世界時 xie2 tiao2 shi4 jie4 shi2
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

新海峡时报 新海峽時報 xin1 hai3 xia2 shi2 bao4
New Strait Times (newspaper)

新时代 新時代 xin1 shi2 dai4
new age

新石器时代 新石器時代 xin1 shi2 qi4 shi2 dai4
Neolithic Era

信息时代 信息時代 xin4 xi1 shi2 dai4
information age

戌时 戌時 xu1 shi2
7-9 pm

烜赫一时 烜赫一時 xuan3 he4 yi1 shi2
to enjoy a short-lived fame or position of power

学分小时 學分小時 xue2 fen1 xiao3 shi2
credit hour (in an academic credit system); see also 學分制|学分制

学时 學時 xue2 shi2
class hour; period

旬时 旬時 xun2 shi2
ten days

延时摄影 延時攝影 yan2 shi2 she4 ying3
time-lapse photography

眼时 眼時 yan3 shi2
at present; nowadays

养兵千日，用兵一时 養兵千日，用兵一時 yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 - yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

养兵千日，用在一时 養兵千日，用在一時 yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 - yong4 zai4 yi1 shi2
see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时

一霎时 一霎時 yi1 sha4 shi2
in an instant

一时 一時 yi1 shi2
a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time

一时半会 一時半會 yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4
a short time; a little while

一时半会儿 一時半會兒 yi1 shi2 ban4 hui4 er5
a short time; a little while

一时半刻 一時半刻 yi1 shi2 ban4 ke4
a short time; a little while

一时半霎 一時半霎 yi1 shi2 ban4 sha4
a short time; a little while

一时半晌 一時半晌 yi1 shi2 ban4 shang3
a short time; a little while

一时间 一時間 yi1 shi2 jian1
for a moment; momentarily

一时瑜亮 一時瑜亮 yi1 shi2 yu2 liang4
two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜 and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮)

移时 移時 yi2 shi2
for a while

因时制宜 因時制宜 yin1 shi2 zhi4 yi2
(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation

寅时 寅時 yin2 shi2
3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

印度时报 印度時報 yin4 du4 shi2 bao4
India Times

营业时候 營業時候 ying2 ye4 shi2 hou5
opening hours (shop, bank, restaurant)

营业时间 營業時間 ying2 ye4 shi2 jian1
time of business; opening hours (of shop); working time

应时 應時 ying4 shi2
timely; occasional

应天顺时 應天順時 ying4 tian1 shun4 shi2
lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven; the Divine Right of kings

用餐时间 用餐時間 yong4 can1 shi2 jian1
meal times

有的时候 有的時候 you3 de5 shi2 hou4
sometimes; at times

酉牌时分 酉牌時分 you3 pai2 shi2 fen1
5-7 pm

有时 有時 you3 shi2
sometimes; now and then

酉时 酉時 you3 shi2
5-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

有时候 有時候 you3 shi2 hou5
sometimes

幼时 幼時 you4 shi2
childhood

与此同时 與此同時 yu3 ci3 tong2 shi2
at the same time; meanwhile

与时间赛跑 與時間賽跑 yu3 shi2 jian1 sai4 pao3
to race against time

与时俱进 與時俱進 yu3 shi2 ju4 jin4
abreast of modern developments; to keep up with the times; progressive; timely

与时消息 與時消息 yu3 shi2 xiao1 xi5
variable with the times; transient; impermanent

冤冤相报何时了 冤冤相報何時了 yuan1 yuan1 xiang1 bao4 he2 shi2 liao3
if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)

阅读时间 閱讀時間 yue4 du2 shi2 jian1
viewing time

运行时 運行時 yun4 xing2 shi2
run-time (in computing)

运行时错误 運行時錯誤 yun4 xing2 shi2 cuo4 wu4
run-time error (in computing)

在家千日好，出门一时难 在家千日好，出門一時難 zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 - chu1 men2 yi1 shi2 nan2
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom); fig. there's no place like home

在位时代 在位時代 zai4 wei4 shi2 dai4
reign (of a king, emperor etc)

暂时 暫時 zan4 shi2
temporary; provisional; for the time being

战国时代 戰國時代 zhan4 guo2 shi2 dai4
the Warring States period (475-221 BC); Japanese Warring States period (15th-17th century)

战时 戰時 zhan4 shi2
wartime

这时 這時 zhe4 shi2
at this time; at this moment

正当时 正當時 zheng4 dang1 shi2
the right time for sth; the right season (for planting cabbage)

正逢其时 正逢其時 zheng4 feng2 qi2 shi2
to come at the right time; to be opportune

正时 正時 zheng4 shi2
timing (of an engine)

中国时报 中國時報 zhong1 guo2 shi2 bao4
China Times (newspaper)

中时 中時 zhong1 shi2
China Times (newspaper); abbr. for 中國時報|中国时报

中石器时代 中石器時代 zhong1 shi2 qi4 shi2 dai4
Mesolithic Era

煮蛋计时器 煮蛋計時器 zhu3 dan4 ji4 shi2 qi4
egg timer

驻留时间 駐留時間 zhu4 liu2 shi2 jian1
gaze duration

抓紧时间 抓緊時間 zhua1 jin3 shi2 jian1
to snatch time; to rush; to hurry (up); to seize the moment

追诉时效 追訴時效 zhui1 su4 shi2 xiao4
period during which one can prosecute or sue sb; within the statute of limitation

准时 準時 zhun3 shi2
on time; punctual; on schedule

子时 子時 zi3 shi2
11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

走时 走時 zou3 shi2
(of a watch or clock) to keep time; (physics) propagation time; travel time (of a wave)

遵时养晦 遵時養晦 zun1 shi2 yang3 hui4
to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)

作息时间 作息時間 zuo4 xi1 shi2 jian1
daily schedule; daily routine

作息时间表 作息時間表 zuo4 xi1 shi2 jian1 biao3
daily schedule; work schedule