时时刻刻 (shí shí kè kè) — continuously; always; all the time
Definition
An emphatic adverbial meaning 'every moment, at all times' — stronger than 总是 and focuses on moment-by-moment attention rather than a general state.
bound form
continuouslyalwaysall the time
Examples
- 时时刻刻。Tā shí shí kè kè dōu zài xiǎng zhe tā.He is thinking about her all the time.
- 时时刻刻。Wǒ men bì xū shí shí kè kè zhù yì ān quán.We must always pay attention to safety.
- 时时刻刻。Zhè ge hái zi shí shí kè kè lí bù kāi mā ma.This child cannot leave his mother for a moment.
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