有时
yǒu shí
traditional 有時

How to write 有时 (yǒu shí) in Chinese

有时 (pinyin: yǒu shí, written "you shi" or "youshi") means sometimes. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 有时.

Meaning

  • sometimes
  • now and then

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Examples

这就是塞翁失马的故事。好事和坏事,有时候会变成对方。
zhè jiù shì sài wēng shī mǎ de gù shi. hǎo shì hé huài shì, yǒu shí hou huì biàn chéng duì fāng.
This is the story of Sai Weng losing his horse. Good and bad things sometimes turn into each other.
有时候,生活突然给你一个小小的停顿,反而让你安静下来。
yǒu shí hou, shēng huó tū rán gěi nǐ yí ge xiǎo xiǎo de tíng dùn, fǎn ér ràng nǐ ān jìng xià lái.
Sometimes life suddenly hands you a small pause, and it makes you quiet down instead.

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