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按时

àn shí · an shi

Traditional 按時

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. on time
  2. before deadline
  3. on schedule
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Up on time

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)按时(ànshí)起床(qǐchuáng)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, do you get up on time every day?

  2. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)，我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)按时(ànshí)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    Of course. I get up on time every day.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)为什么(wèishénme)八点(bādiǎn)才(cái)来(lái)？

    Then why did you only arrive at eight today?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)按时(ànshí)起床(qǐchuáng)了(le)，可是(kěshì)电梯(diàntī)坏(huài)了(le)。

    I got up on time, but the elevator was broken.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)按时(ànshí)起床(qǐchuáng)，却(què)没(méi)按时(ànshí)到(dào)啊(a)！

    So you got up on time, but didn't arrive on time!

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2 examples
01

不(bù)管(guǎn)你(nǐ)选(xuǎn)哪(nǎ)条(tiáo)路(lù)，你(nǐ)都(dōu)能(néng)按(àn)时(shí)到(dào)那(nà)里(lǐ)。

Whichever route you take, you will get there in time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)我(wǒ)都(dōu)要(yào)靠(kào)闹(nào)钟(zhōng)来(lái)按(àn)时(shí)叫(jiào)醒(xǐng)我(wǒ)。

I depend on the alarm clock to wake up on time every morning.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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按
àn

to press; to push

时
shí

o'clock; time

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