有时 yǒushí sometimes
sometimes; now and then
怎么记住“有时”: 有 have + 时 time = sometimes.
汉字
用法
- 'Sometimes, now and then' - 他有时不吃早饭 (tā yǒushí bù chī zǎofàn) he sometimes skips breakfast.
- Same meaning as fuller 有时候 (yǒushíhou); 有时 is a touch more written and often comes doubled: 有时...有时... (sometimes... other times...).
- Weaker frequency than 经常 (jīngcháng, often).
例句
- 我有时间。 Wǒ yǒu shíjiān.I have time.
- 你有时间再做吧。 Nǐ yǒu shíjiān zài zuò ba.Do it when you have time.
- 他有时会来看我。 Tā yǒushí huì láikàn wǒ.He sometimes comes to see me.