(shí) — (noun) time, period, season; (classifier) hour (used after numbers; also seen in 小时)

Definição

时 (shí) is a single-character time word used mostly inside compounds like 小时 (hour) or 那时 (at that time). As a standalone it leans literary/classical; in modern speech reach for 时间 or 时候 instead.

noun
timeperiodseason
classifier
hour (used after numbers; also seen in 小时)

Exemplos

  • Wǒ méi yǒu shí jiān le.
    I have no time (left).
  • Wǒ měi tiān gōng zuò bā xiǎo shí.
    I work eight hours a day.
  • Nà shí, wǒ zài jiā lǐ.
    At that time, I was at home.

Gramática

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