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有时候

yǒu shí hou · you shi hou

Traditional 有時候

Meaning

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  1. sometimes
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Coffee at night

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)喜欢(xǐhuan)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, do you like coffee?

  2. Dengdeng

    有时候(yǒushíhou)喜欢(xǐhuan)，有时候(yǒushíhou)不(bù)喜欢(xǐhuan)。

    Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)不(bù)喜欢(xǐhuan)？

    When don't you like it?

  4. Dengdeng

    晚上(wǎnshang)喝(hē)，有时候(yǒushíhou)我(wǒ)会(huì)睡不着(shuìbùzháo)。

    If I drink it at night, sometimes I can't sleep.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)是(shì)晚上(wǎnshang)九点(jiǔdiǎn)，你(nǐ)还(hái)点(diǎn)了(le)一大杯(yīdàbēi)！

    It is nine in the evening, and you still ordered a large cup!

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)书(shū)。

    It's fine. Today I want to read all night.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)会(huì)难(nán)以(yǐ)清(qīng)楚(chu)地(de)表(biǎo)达(dá)他(tā)的(de)意(yì)见(jiàn)。

Sometimes he has difficulty being articulate about his views.

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

02

我(wǒ)有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)坐(zuò)地(dì)铁(tiě)上(shàng)班(bān)，有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)骑(qí)自(zì)行(xíng)车(chē)。

Sometimes I take the subway to work, and sometimes I ride a bike.

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有
yǒu

to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒuyì) intentional)

时
shí

o'clock; time

候
hòu

to wait; to inquire after

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