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时 (shí)
1. 一切事物不断发展变化所经历的过程:~间。~不我与。
Time is the process that all things undergo as they continuously develop and change.
2. 较长的时间:~代。古~。
A relatively long period of time.
3. 泛指一段时间:~光。~令。~分。
Generally refers to a period of time.
4. 现在的,当前的:当~。~下。~务。~宜。
Referring to the present or current time.
5. 常常:~常。学而~习之。
Often; frequently.
6. 一年中的一季:~序。四~如春。
A season in a year.
7. 旧时的记时单位,一昼夜十二分之一为一“时辰”,深夜十一点至次日凌晨一点为“子时”,中午十一点至一点为“午时”。
An ancient unit of time measurement, where a day and night is divided into twelve parts, known as "时辰".
8. 现在的记时单位,一昼夜的二十四分之一:~钟。~差(chā)。
The current time unit, one twenty-fourth of a day.
9. 某一时刻:按~上班。
Refers to a specific moment in time.
10. 不定时,有时候:~而。~阴~晴。
Irregular timing; sometimes.
11. 机会:~机。待~而动。
An opportunity.
12. 姓。
A surname.
Additional Meanings:
1. 同本义 ([En.] quarter (of a year); season)
2. 时辰 ([En.] one of the 12 two-hour periods into which the day was traditionally divided).
3. 时间;时候 ([En.] time)
4. 时尚,时俗 ([En.] fashion)
5. 时运;命运 ([En.] fortune)
6. 时机;机会 ([En.] opportunity)
7. 动词的时态 ([En.] tense).
8. 钟点 ([En.] o’clock).
9. 片刻,一会儿或瞬间 ([En.] moment).
10. 岁月,光阴 ([En.] days).
11. 指时势或时局 ([En.] current situation).
12. 代,朝 ([En.] dynasty).
13. 气候 ([En.] climate).
14. 姓.
As an adjective:
1. 合时宜的,适时的 ([En.] fashionable)
2. 当时的 ([En.] current; present)
3. 通“是”。善,好 ([En.] good)
As an adverb:
1. 相当于“常常”、“经常” ([En.] now and then)
2. 相当于“有时”、“偶尔” ([En.] sometimes)
3. 按时,到时候 ([En.] according to the fixed period)
4. 叠用,表示时而这样,时而那样 ([En.] now…now…; sometimes…sometimes…).
5. 当时,这时,那时 ([En.] then; at that time).
As a pronoun:
表示近指,相当于“此”、“这” ([En.] this).
As a verb:
1. 适时;合于时宜 ([En.] at the right moment; in good time; timely)
2. 通“伺”。伺候;等待 ([En.] wait)
3. 处,处于 ([En.] find oneself in)
4. 承,承受 ([En.] bear).