时时 (shí shí) — often; constantly | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

时时 means 'constantly, again and again,' stressing repeated occurrence over time — stronger and more literary than 经常 ('often, frequently').

adverb

oftenconstantly

Easily confused

，时时。
Zài gōng zuò zhōng, wǒ men yīng dāng shí shí xué xí xīn jì néng.
At work, we should constantly learn new skills.
时时。
Mǔ qīn shí shí diàn jì zhe hái zi de ān quán.
The mother constantly worries about the child's safety.
时时。
Zhè běn shū shí shí tí xǐng wǒ yào zhēn xī shí jiān.
This book constantly reminds me to cherish time.

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

时 time twice together gives the sense of often or constantly.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 時; 时 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun; day

Sound part声符shēngfú

之

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 時 pairs 日 (sun/day) with 之 as the part that gives the sound; the simplified 时 is not the form described.