时而
Old HSK 6
时而 (shí'ér) · sometimes
时而 (shí'ér) means “sometimes; at times”. It is written with 2 characters: 时 (time) + 而 (and). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 时而 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)
而 ér · and
What 而 is made of
而 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 6 strokes.
Example sentences
天空时而晴时而阴。Tiānkōng shí'ér qíng shí'ér yīn.The sky is sometimes clear and sometimes cloudy.
他时而看看窗外，时而写几个字。Tā shí'ér kànkàn chuāngwài, shí'ér xiě jǐ gè zì.He glanced out of the window now and then, writing a few words.
Questions about 时而
What does 时而 mean?
时而 (shí'ér) means “sometimes; at times”.
How do you pronounce 时而?
时而 is pronounced shí'ér.
Which HSK level is 时而?
时而 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 时而 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 164: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.