时而

时而時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 HSK 6

  • occasionally; from time to time

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 时 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 我时而乐观,时而悲观。 I am by turns an optimist and a pessimist.
  • 跨國公司和極富有的人透過利用避稅天堂所提供的服務,時而合法、時而非法地少繳甚至不繳稅。 Multinationals and extremely rich people manage, sometimes legally, sometimes illegally, to pay little to no taxes by using services offered in fiscal paradises.

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