- 过guòto cross, to go over; to spend (time), to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday)HSK 2
- 现在xiàn zàinow; at present; at the momentHSK 1
- 时候shí houtime, moment, periodHSK 1
- 时间shí jiāntime; period (a length or duration of time)HSK 1
- 前qiánfront (location); ago; before (in time); former; previousHSK 1
- 时shí(noun) time, period, season; (classifier) hour (used after numbers; also seen in 小时)HSK 2
- 后hòubehind; back (in space); after; later (in time)HSK 1
- 等等děng děngto wait a moment, to hold onHSK 7-9
- 之前zhī qiánbefore; ago; previouslyHSK 4
- 过去guò qùto go over (to a place), to pass by; (of time) to passHSK 2
- 过去guò qùthe past; former timesHSK 3
- 以前yǐ qiánbefore; ago; in the past; previouslyHSK 3
- 之后zhī hòuafter (a time or event); afterwards, laterHSK 4
- 刚gāngjust (a short while ago; indicating an action happened moments before); (in 刚…就…) just when; as soon asHSK 3
- 马上mǎ shàngimmediately, right away, at onceHSK 3
- 到底dào dǐ(adverb, used in questions for emphasis) after all; exactly; on earth; (adverb) finally; in the endHSK 4
- 永远yǒng yuǎn(adverb) forever, always; (noun) eternity, perpetuityHSK 4
- 以后yǐ hòuafter (following a time or event); later; in the future; afterwardsHSK 3
- 当时dāng shíat that time, thenHSK 4
- 刚刚gāng gāngjust now, a moment agoHSK 3
- 刚才gāng cáijust now, a moment agoHSK 3
- 曾经céng jīngonce (indicating a past experience); at some point in the past; used toHSK 5
- 最近zuì jìnrecently; lately (referring to the past); soon; in the near future (referring to the future)HSK 3
- 曾céngonce; ever (indicating a past experience)HSK 5
- 直到zhí dào(verb, temporal) until; up to (a point in time)HSK 3
- 本来běn lái(adverb) originally, at first; (adjective) original, formerHSK 4
- 终于zhōng yúfinally; at last; in the endHSK 3
- 不再bù zàino longer; no moreHSK 7-9
- 这次zhè cìthis timeHSK 7-9
- 那时nà shíat that time, then; in those daysHSK 7-9
- 未来wèi lái(noun) the future; (adjective) future, upcoming, approachingHSK 5
- 一会儿yī huì r(quantifier) a short while; a moment; (adverb) in a moment; soonHSK 2
- 原来yuán lái(adjective) original, former; (adverb) originally, at first; (adverb) so, actually, as it turns outHSK 4
- 就要jiù yāobe about to; be on the point ofHSK 7-9
- 目前mù qiáncurrently; at presentHSK 4
- 最终zuì zhōngfinal, ultimate (used as a noun meaning 'the end' or attributively to mean 'final')HSK 4
- 后来hòu láiafterwards; laterHSK 3
- 自从zì cóngsince (a time), ever sinceHSK 5
- 迟到chí dàoto be late, to arrive lateHSK 3
- 时刻shí kè(noun) moment, juncture, period of time; (adverb) constantly, alwaysHSK 5
- 下次xià cìnext timeHSK 7-9
- 空kòng(adjective) empty; vacant; (noun) free time; spare time; (verb) to empty; to make emptyHSK 4
- 等待děng dàito wait for, to awaitHSK 5
- 为止wéi zhǐ(used after 到/直到 to mark a temporal cutoff) up until, as of, byHSK 6
- 时光shí guāng(literary) time, the passage of time; a period of time (often beautiful or memorable)HSK 6
- 上次shàng cìlast time, previous occasionHSK 7-9
- 会儿huì(colloquial) short while, moment (used in fixed phrases like 一会儿, 这会儿, 那会儿)HSK 7-9
- 年代nián dàidecade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); era, age, periodHSK 5
- 以来yǐ láisince (a point in time)HSK 5
- 回头huí tóu(verb) to turn one's head; to turn around; (adverb/conjunction) later; by and byHSK 6
- 一刻yī kèa brief moment; a short whileHSK 7-9
- 时代shí dàiera; age; epoch; period (in one's life)HSK 5
- 今jīn(bound form) today; the present; now (used only in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 度过dù guòto spend (a period of time); to get through, to survive (a difficult period)HSK 7-9
- 一辈子yī bèi zia lifetime, one's whole lifeHSK 6
- 世纪shì jìcenturyHSK 4
- 即将jí jiāngto be about to; to be on the verge of; soonHSK 5
- 辈子bèi zia lifetime; the whole of one's life; (in rhetorical questions or exaggerations) an extremely long time; foreverHSK 7-9
- 时机shí jīopportune moment, good timing, opportunityHSK 6
- 将来jiāng láifutureHSK 4