时机
Old HSK 6
时机 (shíjī) · opportunity
时机 (shíjī) means “opportunity; the right moment”. It is written with 2 characters: 时 (time) + 机 (machine). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 时机 is built
The characters
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)
机 jī · machine
What 机 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
现在还不是最好的时机。Xiànzài hái bú shì zuìhǎo de shíjī.Now isn't the best moment yet.
他抓住时机，开了一家小店。Tā zhuāzhù shíjī, kāi le yī jiā xiǎodiàn.He seized the opportunity and opened a small shop.
Questions about 时机
What does 时机 mean?
时机 (shíjī) means “opportunity; the right moment”.
How do you pronounce 时机?
时机 is pronounced shíjī.
Which HSK level is 时机?
时机 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 时候shíhoutime
- 时间shíjiāntime
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 有时候yǒushíhousometimes
- 当时dāngshíthen
- 那时候nà shíhouat that time
- 平时píngshíusually
- 随时suíshíat any time
- 同时tóngshíat the same time
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
Learn 时机 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 164: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.