時 (si4 | shi2) : time

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時

si4

shi2

[1] time; fixed time
[2] [n] season
[3] [n] era; age; period; epoch
[4] hours
[5] often; frequently
[6] fashionable
[7] proper and adequate
[8] opportune (moments); opportunity
[9] timely; seasonable
[10] now ... now ...; sometimes ... sometimes ...
[11] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 日 (#72)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

時 / 时

This word has been viewed 27781 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 07:37

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按時間先後 on3 si4 gaan3 sin1 hau6 an4 shi2 jian4 xian1 hou4 = chronological

任何時間 jam6 ho4 si4 gaan1*3 ren4 he2 shi2 jian1 = anytime

時間 si4 gaan3; si4 gaan1 shi2 jian1 = time

平時 ping4 si4 ping2 shi2 = ordinarily; usually; usual; normal

小時 siu2 si4 xiao3 shi2 = hour

什麼時間 sam6 mo1 si4 gaan1*3 shen2/she2 me5 shi2 jian1 = when? what time? 國

有時 jau5 si4 you3 shi2 = sometimes

幾時 gei2 si4/4*2 ji3 shi2 = when; what time; anytime

此時 ci2 si4 ci3 shi2 = now, this moment, at this time 國

何時 ho4 si4 he2 shi2 = when
See all 303 compounds (CantoDict reports 320 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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你係幾時返嚟㗎? 粵
When are you coming back?
[the "when" is emphasized by 係 preceding it, and the use of the final particle 㗎. Pronouncing 㗎 as gaa2 would add a sense of reservation or doubt about the situation.]

平時唔會講〝多過〞. 粵
Normally we won't say "多過".
[(This is actually referencing the sentence "今年學費貴過舊年").]

呢個價錢貴過平時嘅。粵
This price is higher than normal.

一小時有六十分鐘。
There are sixty minutes in an hour.

每年呢個時候總係咁忙碌粵
It is always so busy this time of the year.

每年這個時候都很忙國
It is always so busy this time of the year.

我哋幾時擺放聖誕裝飾呀? 粵
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

我們什麼時候擺聖誕裝飾呢？國
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

聖誕節是闔家團聚的好時光國
Christmas is a time for family.

你真係嚟得著時粵
You came at the right time
[cf. [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/596/]opposite version[/url]]

你真係嚟得唔著時粵
You come at a bad time.
[cf. [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/595/]opposite version[/url]]

大熱天時開冷氣真舒服。粵
It is so comfortable to have the air-contioner on during hot days.

一日煮足三餐都幾嘥時間。粵
It is very time-consuming if the three meals of a day are all made by me.

當你睇到呢封信嘅時候﹐我已經離開咗香港。粵
By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong.
[This line of dialogue is often heard in TV soap operas! :-)]

幾時先去食飯呀？粵
When do we go having meal?

有時淨係叫坦克粵
Sometimes it's shortened to "tank".
[Lit. Have-times only call "tank". [坦克 is short for 坦克車.]]

因為唔知底細，所以暫時叫佢紅鬼粵
Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now.
[Lit. because not-know exact-details, therefore temporarily call him red ghost. ("Red Ghost" here is a codename for a criminal. If his name had already been mentioned we could have 因為唔知底細所以暫時噉叫佢.)]

你啲頭髮平時咁撈攪，點解今晚梳頭粵 ?!
Your hair's normally so messy, why've you combed it this evening?

我平時做嘢好敷衍粵
I'm normally pretty apathetic about my work.
[You can also say 我平時做嘢做得好敷衍.]

我近排好忙﹐冇時間照顧仔女。粵
I'm too busy these days to have time to take care of my children.
[The English phrase "too busy to have time" becomes "too busy and have no time" in Cantonese.]

可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.

慳返啲時間粵
to save (back) some time

你務必要按時到達那裡。國
You must be there on time.

我哋食藥嗰陣時，要小心啲；可能有副作用。粵
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.

亞蓮隔籬周不時都打通宵麻雀，令到佢同屋企人受滋擾。粵
Ah Lin's neighbours often play mahjong right through the night thereby disturbing her and her family.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137957,137958#msg-137958]

佢做嘢好快手，之不過有時揦西啲粵
He is very fast in what he does, but occasionally he can be sloppy.

捉棋嘅時候最憎人係度依牙鬆槓粵
It irritates me when people around me are giving all sorts of comments while I am playing chess.

呢幾百文真係及時雨囉粵
This few hundred dollars is really great help at the right time.

佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮粵
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy

快啲畀電話人啦，費時佢牽腸掛肚噃粵
Give her a call. Don't make her worry.

騎樓嘅花盆危危乎，隨時都會跌落去噉粵
The pots on the balcony seems unstable enough to fall off anytime.

現在流行的事物，過些時候都成為明日黃花。國
What is fashionable now will be passe after some time.

我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。粵
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
[copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]]

危難中，"有子不需父上前"；搶險時，"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.

舊底呢種玩具風靡一時，而家唔興㗎喇。粵
This type of toy was once very fashionable and popular. Now it is no longer an 'in thing'.

當你蹣跚學步時，爸爸離開咗我哋粵
Father left us when you were still tottering while learning to walk.

香港機場與時並進
Hong Kong Airport is to improve and advance with the times.

佢當時好慌，以為自己命不久矣粵
Thinking that her end was near, she panicked.

快要達成協議時對方節外生枝國
An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues

嚟到真係著時，適值佢喺屋企粵
Came at the right time, just when he is home.

嗰時有嗰時嘅社會氛圍粵
Back then, society had its own sets of norms.

有時廣東話講起上嚟都幾繑口粵
Sometimes Cantonese can be very hard to pronounce.

搬重嘢嘅時候，要保持姿勢正確。粵
When moving heavy objects, (one) should maintain a correct posture.
[or "要保持正確嘅姿勢"]

時間嘅配合好難以置信粵
The coincidentalness of the timing is too hard to believe.

我嗰陣時親眼見到隻獅子喺動物園嗰度衝咗出嚟粵
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo!
[Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]

佢有時會好神經質
She gets hysterical sometimes.
[Lit. she will sometimes very hysterical]

佢噏得就噏, 周時畀人抽後腳粵
He talks so much that people often use his own words to contradict him.

結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.

我等陣去佢間舖頭打墩﹐傾吓偈同消磨吓時間。粵
I'm going to his store and spend a long time there in a moment, to chat, and to kill time.

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