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时不时

shí bù shí · shi bu shi

Traditional 時不時

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. from time to time
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Checking the phone

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)时不时(shíbùshí)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)？

    Why do you check your phone from time to time?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)等(děng)快递(kuàidì)的(de)消息(xiāoxi)。

    I am waiting for news about my parcel.

  3. Liangliang

    到(dào)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Where is it now?

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)时不时(shíbùshí)更新(gēngxīn)一下(yīxià)，可是(kěshì)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)原地(yuándì)。

    It updates from time to time, but it stays in the same place.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)十次(shícì)，它(tā)也(yě)不会(bùhuì)走(zǒu)得(de)快(kuài)。

    Even if you look ten times, it will not move faster.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)时不时(shíbùshí)就(jiù)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)一下(yīxià)。

    I know, but from time to time I still want to look.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)时(shí)不(bù)时(shí)地(de)因(yīn)为(wèi)工(gōng)作(zuò)去(qù)东(dōng)京(jīng)。

He sometimes goes to Tokyo on business.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)时(shí)不(bù)时(shí)地(de)去(qù)钓(diào)鱼(yú)。

We go fishing from time to time.

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

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