随时
HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
随时 (suíshí) · at any time
随时 (suíshí) means “at any time”. It is written with 2 characters: 随 (to follow) + 时 (time). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 随时 is built
The characters
随 suí · to follow
What 随 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 迶yòu — to walk
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 有yǒu — to have
- 月yuè — moon; month
Origin hint: To walk 迶 to the city 阝; to follow a path (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
有问题随时问我。Yǒu wèntí suíshí wèn wǒ.Ask me any time if you have questions.
你可以随时来。Nǐ kěyǐ suíshí lái.You can come at any time.
Questions about 随时
What does 随时 mean?
随时 (suíshí) means “at any time”.
How do you pronounce 随时?
随时 is pronounced suíshí.
Which HSK level is 随时?
随时 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 随便suíbiànas you like
- 随手suíshǒucasually
- 随着suízhealong with
- 随身suíshēnto carry on one's person
- 伴随bànsuíto accompany
- 跟随gēnsuíto follow
- 随即suíjíimmediately
- 随意suíyìas one likes
- 随suíto follow
- 时候shíhoutime
Learn 随时 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.