有時 (jau5 si4 | you3 shi2) : sometimes

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有時

jau5 si4

you3 shi2

sometimes; occasionally; there are times [Syn.] 一時時

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 3,880,000

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

有時 / 有时

This word has been viewed 5167 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is
時 si4 - time

3 compounds containing this word:

有時候 - sometimes
保有時間 - tenure
有時間 - to have time

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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.]]

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.

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

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

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