时间 - shí jiān - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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時間 (时间)

shí jiān

Definition

(concept of ) time
時間過得真快！

How time flies!
(duration of) time
時間到了！

Time's up!
(a point in) time
period
moment
duration

Character Decomposition

Related words (41)

timestamp

timeline

schedule; timetable

time axis; timeline

time interval

time series (stats.)

time course

chronometry

shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo

(lit.) time is a butcher's knife; (fig.) time marches on, relentless and unforgiving; nothing gold can stay

一時間

yī shí jiān

for a moment; momentarily

抽時間

chōu shí jiān

to (try to) find the time to

挨時間

ái shí jiān

to stall; to play for time

短時間

duǎn shí jiān

short term; short time

花時間

huā shí jiān

to take up time; to spend time

in a split second

time of going to work; the morning rush hour

作息時間

zuò xī shí jiān

daily schedule; daily routine

office hours

response time (technology)

response time

bedtime

working hours

local time

to pass the time

to snatch time; to rush; to hurry (up); to seize the moment

拖延時間

tuō yán shí jiān

to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster

duration

to kill time

meal times

first time; in the first moments (of sth happening); immediately (after an event); first thing

茶點時間

chá diǎn shí jiān

tea break; tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch

營業時間

yíng yè shí jiān

time of business; opening hours (of shop); working time

viewing time

random period of time; random interval

駐留時間

zhù liú shí jiān

gaze duration

上下班時間

shàng xià bān shí jiān

rush hour

to race against time

daily schedule; work schedule

減壓時間表

jiǎn yā shí jiān biǎo

decompression schedule (diving); also called 減壓程序

按時間先後

àn shí jiān xiān hòu

chronological

首次注視時間

shǒu cì zhù shì shí jiān

first fixation duration

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