平时
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
平时 (píngshí) · usually
平时 (píngshí) means “usually; normally”. It is written with 2 characters: 平 (flat) + 时 (time). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 平时 is built
The characters
平 píng · flat
What 平 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A leveling scale (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
你平时几点睡觉？Nǐ píngshí jǐ diǎn shuìjiào?What time do you usually go to bed?
我平时不喝咖啡。Wǒ píngshí bù hē kāfēi.I don't usually drink coffee.
Questions about 平时
What does 平时 mean?
平时 (píngshí) means “usually; normally”.
How do you pronounce 平时?
平时 is pronounced píngshí.
Which HSK level is 平时?
平时 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 平常píngchángusually
- 平等píngděngequal
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 平方píngfāngsquare (meter etc.)
- 平静píngjìngcalm
- 平均píngjūnaverage
Learn 平时 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.