有时候
HSK 1 (2021)
有时候 (yǒushíhou) · sometimes
有时候 (yǒushíhou) means “sometimes”. It is written with 3 characters: 有 (to have) + 时 (time) + 候 (time). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 有时候 is built
The characters
有 yǒu · to have
What 有 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
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)
候 hòu · time
What 候 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 矦hóu — target in archery
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 矦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我有时候在家吃饭。Wǒ yǒushíhou zài jiā chīfàn.Sometimes I eat at home.
你有时候也看电影吗？Nǐ yǒushíhou yě kàn diànyǐng ma?Do you sometimes watch movies too?
Questions about 有时候
What does 有时候 mean?
有时候 (yǒushíhou) means “sometimes”.
How do you pronounce 有时候?
有时候 is pronounced yǒushíhou.
Which HSK level is 有时候?
有时候 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 还有háiyǒualso
- 没有méiyǒunot have
- 有的yǒudesome (of them)
- 有名yǒumíngfamous
- 有些yǒuxiēsome
- 有用yǒuyònguseful
- 所有suǒyǒuall
- 有空儿yǒukòngrto be free
- 有人yǒurénsomeone
- 有点儿yǒudiǎnra little
Learn 有时候 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.