时间表 (shíjiānbiǎo) · timetable
时间表 (shíjiānbiǎo) means “timetable; schedule”. It is written with 3 characters: 时 (time) + 间 (measure word for rooms) + 表 (watch (timepiece)). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 时间表 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)
间 jiān · measure word for rooms
What 间 is made of
- 门mén — door
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: The sun 日 shining through a doorway 门 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
表 biǎo · watch (timepiece)
What 表 is made of
- 毛máo — hair
- 衣yī — cloth
Origin hint: Fur 毛 clothing 衣; a shawl or wrap (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 时间表
What does 时间表 mean?
时间表 (shíjiānbiǎo) means “timetable; schedule”.
How do you pronounce 时间表?
时间表 is pronounced shíjiānbiǎo.
Which HSK level is 时间表?
时间表 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
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
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.