时分 (shí fēn) — a particular point or period in time (especially a time of day)
Definition
时分 is a literary/formal noun for a moment or stretch of time, almost always paired with an earlier word naming the time of day (e.g. 黄昏时分 'at dusk'). For everyday speech, prefer 时候.
noun
a particular point or period in time (especially a time of day)
Examples
- 时分，。Huáng hūn shí fēn, tiān biān chū xiàn le měi lì de wǎn xiá.At dusk, beautiful sunset clouds appeared on the horizon.
- 时分。Wǒ zài lí míng shí fēn tīng dào le dì yī shēng niǎo jiào.I heard the first bird chirp at dawn.
- 时分，。Bàng wǎn shí fēn, jiē dào shàng de rén yuè lái yuè duō.In the evening, more and more people appear on the streets.
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