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随时

suí shí · sui shi

Traditional 隨時

HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. at any time; at all times
  2. at the right time; whenever necessary
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Any time

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)坏(huài)了(le)，你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, my bike is broken. Can you help?

  2. Liangliang

    可以(kěyǐ)，我(wǒ)随时(suíshí)都(dōu)可以(kěyǐ)。

    Sure, any time is fine.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)随时(suíshí)吗(ma)？现在(xiànzài)是(shì)晚上(wǎnshang)十一点(shíyīdiǎn)。

    Any time, really? It's eleven at night.

  4. Liangliang

    随时(suíshí)是(shì)随时(suíshí)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)在(zài)床上(chuángshàng)了(le)！

    Any time is any time, but I'm already in bed!

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)随时(suíshí)来(lái)找(zhǎo)你(nǐ)。

    OK, then tomorrow I'll come find you any time.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

据(jù)说(shuō)葡(pú)萄(tao)酒(jiǔ)的(de)价(jià)格(gé)可(kě)以(yǐ)随(suí)时(shí)增(zēng)长(zhǎng)。

It is said that the price of wine may go up at any time now.

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

02

只(zhǐ)要(yào)你(nǐ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)，你(nǐ)随(suí)时(shí)可(kě)以(yǐ)来(lái)我(wǒ)家(jiā)。

Come to my house whenever you like.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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随
suí

to follow; to comply with

时
shí

o'clock; time

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