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Chinese
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to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period |
| trad. (有時)
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有
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時
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| simp. (有时)
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有
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时
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| Literally: “there are times when”.
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Pronunciation
Adverb
有時
- sometimes; at times; now and then
11月份以來蔬菜進價實在漲得太快了，有時一天一價，一個星期就能漲5毛。 [MSC, trad.]
11月份以来蔬菜进价实在涨得太快了，有时一天一价，一个星期就能涨5毛。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2010: 新华网, 市民绿化带种菜应对涨价
- 11 yuèfèn yǐlái shūcài jìnjià shízài zhàng de tài kuài le, yǒushí yī tiān yī jià, yīge xīngqī jiù néng zhàng 5 máo.
- The purchase price of vegetables since November has really been rocketing. Sometimes the prices change on a daily basis, and it can increase by 50 cents within a week.
我有時走得很快，像要去趕一個遲到的約會；有時小步慢走，東張西望，漫無目標。 [MSC, trad.]
我有时走得很快，像要去赶一个迟到的约会；有时小步慢走，东张西望，漫无目标。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2010: 网易新闻, 穿过城市的夜晚
- Wǒ yǒushí zǒu de hěn kuài, xiàng yào qù gǎn yīge chídào de yuēhuì; yǒushí xiǎobù mànzǒu, dōngzhāng xīwàng, mànwú mùbiāo.
- Sometimes I walk very fast as if I was late for a date; sometimes I loiter, gaze around, without a certain destination in mind.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
有時 (“sometimes; at times; now and then”)
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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有時, 有時候, 偶爾, 間或
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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晃晃兒
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| Taiwan
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有時候
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| Singapore
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有時候
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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有時候
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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有時候兒
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| Xuzhou
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時早晚兒, 時不早晚兒, 時不時
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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久不久, 時不時
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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有陣時, 間中, 間或, 耐不耐, 耐唔耐, 耐耐, 耐時, 耐中, 耐唔中, 久時久, 久唔久, 久不久
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| Hong Kong
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有時, 有陣時, 有時候, 間中, 間唔中, 間唔時, 耐唔耐, 耐耐, 耐不耐, 耐唔時, 久唔久, 久不久, 一時時, 時不時
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| Dongguan
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耐不耐, 久久
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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有時間
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| Pingxiang
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有時會
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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間中, 下把仔, 成下仔
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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有成時, 成時, 成擺, 一半下
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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有成時, 下把仔, 有時節, 成時, 成下仔, 成擺
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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有成時, 成時, 下把, 成下, 成擺, 一半下
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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有成時, 成半下, 成時, 下把, 下把下, 成下, 成擺, 一半下
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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有成時, 成時, 下把, 成下, 成擺, 一半下
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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有時務, 一半下, 一半時務, 一半擺
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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有時陣, 有當時, 拄陣, 拄時陣
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| Quanzhou
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有時陣, 拄陣, 拄時陣
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| Shishi
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有陣
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| Zhangzhou
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有時陣, 有時仔, 有當時
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| Tainan
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有當時仔, 有時陣, 拄時陣, 拄著仔, 有時仔 GT, 有時 GT, 罕罕仔 GT
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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有當時, 有時陣
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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有時陣, 有陣仔, 有陣時, 有陣
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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耐耐
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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有常時, 有辰光, 常時, 難板, 有常
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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有常時, 有辰光
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| Hangzhou
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有時光
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| Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Derived terms