Time (Abstract)
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- 从那之后cōngsince then, from that point onHSK 7-9
- 下回xià huínext timeHSK 7-9
- 光阴guāng yīntime (as a fleeting, precious resource; literary/formal register)HSK 7-9
- 有生之年yǒuthe rest of one's life; the years one has left to liveHSK 7-9
- 饭后fàn hòuafter a meal (as a time noun)HSK 7-9
- 百年bǎi niána hundred years; century; (figurative) a lifetime (e.g. in marriage blessings or long-term vision)HSK 7-9
- 刹chà(bound morpheme) used in 刹那 (chànà, 'instant')HSK 7-9
- 前不久qián bù jiǔnot long ago, recentlyHSK 7-9
- 定时dìng shí(verb) to fix a time, to schedule; (noun) fixed time, scheduled time; timed (used attributively)HSK 6
- 一天天yī tiān tiānday after day; day by day; gradually over the course of daysHSK 7-9
- 时区shí qūtime zoneHSK 7-9
- 近况jìn kuàngrecent situation; how things have been latelyHSK 7-9
- 为时过早wéi shí guò zǎopremature, too early (to do something)HSK 7-9
- 照旧zhào jiùas before; as usual; still (in the same way)HSK 7-9
- 前期qián qīearly stage, preceding period (of a process, project, or time frame)HSK 6
- 不久以后búsoon after; shortly afterwardHSK 7-9
- 时限shí xiàntime limitHSK 7-9
- 此前cǐ qiánbefore this; previously; prior to thisHSK 5
- 虚度xū dùto waste time (idly, fruitlessly; literary/reflective)HSK 7-9
- 日后rì hòusomeday; in the future; later on (referring to an indefinite future time)HSK 6
- 现行xiàn xíngcurrent, in effect, in forceHSK 7-9
- 自打zì dá(conjunction, colloquial) ever since, from (a point in time)HSK 7-9
- 一齐yī qísimultaneously, at the same time, togetherHSK 7-9
- 终归zhōng guīin the end; after all; eventuallyHSK 7-9
- 而今ér jīnnow, at present (literary or formal)HSK 7-9
- 往昔wǎng xīthe past, former timesHSK 7-9
- 一刹那yī chàa moment; a very short timeHSK 7-9
- 一瞬yī shùnan instant, a flashHSK 7-9
- 会后huìafter the meeting; following the meetingHSK 7-9
- 到时dào shí(verb-object) to reach the appointed timeHSK 7-9
- 终将zhōng jiāngwill eventually; will ultimatelyHSK 7-9
- 刚巧gāng qiǎohappen to; just; exactly; it so happened thatHSK 7-9
- 趁早chèn zǎoas soon as possible; before it's too late (urging timely action to avoid trouble)HSK 7-9
- 卒cù(bound form) sudden, abrupt (used in compound words)HSK 7-9
- 时下shí xiàthe present time; the current eraHSK 7-9
- 节骨眼jiēcritical moment; crucial juncture; the decisive point on which things turnHSK 7-9
- 转瞬即逝zhuǎifleeting, ephemeral, gone in a flashHSK 7-9
- 适时shì shítimely, at the right timeHSK 7-9
- 一世yī shìa lifetime; a generation; an era; the whole worldHSK 7-9
- 久远jiǔ yuǎnancient; remote in time; long agoHSK 5
- 前所未见qián suǒ wèi jiànunprecedented; never seen beforeHSK 7-9
- 而后ér hòuthen; after that (formal/literary conjunction)HSK 7-9
- 前世qián shì(Buddhist) past life, previous existence; (figurative) previous generation(s), an earlier timeHSK 7-9
- 原定yuán dìngoriginally decided; originally scheduled (attr.)HSK 7-9
- 超前chāo qián(adjective) ahead of one's time, advanced, forward-looking; (verb) to surpass one's predecessors, to outdoHSK 7-9
- 超时chāo shíto work overtime; to exceed a time limitHSK 7-9
- 一生一世yī shēng yī shìfor a whole lifetime; throughout one's life; foreverHSK 7-9
- 曾几何时céng jǐ hé shínot long ago; a short time ago (idiom)HSK 7-9
- 末期mò qīfinal phase, last stageHSK 7-9
- 迄今qì jīnso far, up to now, to dateHSK 7-9
- 随即suí jíimmediately; soon afterwards; following whichHSK 7-9
- 很早以前hěn zǎo yǐ qiána long time ago; far in the pastHSK 7-9
- 旧日jiù rìformer days, the old daysHSK 7-9
- 长存cháng cúnto last forever, to be eternalHSK 7-9
- 从始至终cōngfrom beginning to end; throughout (the entire process)HSK 7-9
- 姑且gū qiě(adverb) for the time being, tentativelyHSK 7-9
- 时刻表shí kè biǎotimetable; scheduleHSK 7-9
- 转眼zhuǎn yǎn(verb) (of time) to pass in an instant; in the blink of an eye; (verb) to glance; to move one's eyesHSK 7-9
- 其间qí jiān(formal) in between; during that period; (formal) in the meantimeHSK 6
- 同年tóng niánthe same year (as a noun phrase); a person who passed the imperial examination in the same year; a person of the same age; peerHSK 7-9