不时
Old HSK 6
不时 (bùshí) · from time to time
不时 (bùshí) means “from time to time; now and then”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 时 (time). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 不时 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
时 shí · time
What 时 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: day (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他不时看看手表。Tā bùshí kànkàn shǒubiǎo.He glanced at his watch from time to time.
窗外不时传来鸟叫声。Chuāngwài bùshí chuánlái niǎo jiào shēng.Birdsong comes from outside the window now and then.
Questions about 不时
What does 不时 mean?
不时 (bùshí) means “from time to time; now and then”.
How do you pronounce 不时?
不时 is pronounced bùshí.
Which HSK level is 不时?
不时 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不时 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.