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时间

shí jiān · shi jian

Traditional 時間

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. (concept of) time
  2. (duration of) time
  3. (point in) time
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I have plenty of time

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)时间(shíjiān)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, do you have time?

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)。

    Yes. Go ahead.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)学(xué)做饭(zuòfàn)，你(nǐ)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)吧(ba)。

    I want to learn to cook. Teach me.

  4. Liangliang

    可以(kěyǐ)，不过(bùguò)要(yào)花(huā)很多(hěnduō)时间(shíjiān)。

    Sure, but it takes a lot of time.

  5. Dengdeng

    放心(fàngxīn)，我(wǒ)有的是(yǒudeshì)时间(shíjiān)，明天(míngtiān)再(zài)开始(kāishǐ)吧(ba)。

    Don't worry, I have plenty of time. Let's start tomorrow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)时(shí)间(jiān)充(chōng)裕(yù)，我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)做(zuò)得(de)更(gèng)好(hǎo)的(de)。

I could have done better if I had had more time.

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

02

要(yào)翻(fān)译(yì)那(nà)篇(piān)论(lùn)文(wén)，我(wǒ)最(zuì)少(shǎo)需(xū)要(yào)三(sān)天(tiān)时(shí)间(jiān)。

I'll need at least three days to translate that thesis.

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

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时
shí

o'clock; time

间
jiān

between; among

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