不时/不時 bù shí — from time to time

Meanings

1. 1

   from time to time

   from time to time; now and then; occasionally

   adverb

Character breakdown

• 不

  bù (fourth tone, falling)

  not, no — the general negative, placed before verbs and adjectives

  4 strokesRadical 一
• 时/時

  shí (second tone, rising)

  time; an hour; a season; when, at the time of

  7 strokes⿰日寸Radical 日

Words containing 不

• 不bù (fourth tone, falling)not (negates verbs, adjectives and modal verbs)
• 不要bù (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling)don't!
• 不错/不錯bù (fourth tone, falling) cuò (fourth tone, falling)correct
• 不同bù (fourth tone, falling) tóng (second tone, rising)different
• 不断/不斷búduàn (second tone, rising)continuously, unceasingly
• 不过/不過búguò (second tone, rising)but, however (a lighter contrast than 但是)
• 不如bùrú (fourth tone, falling)to be not as good as; had better
• 不再bù (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling)no more
• 不用bù (fourth tone, falling) yòng (fourth tone, falling)need not
• 不少bù (fourth tone, falling) shǎo (third tone, dipping)many
• 不但búdàn (second tone, rising)not only … (but also)
• 差不多chàbuduō (fourth tone, falling)about the same, close enough, not much different
• 不然bùrán (fourth tone, falling)otherwise, or else
• 不管bùguǎn (fourth tone, falling)no matter (what/how…), regardless of
• 不足bùzú (fourth tone, falling)insufficient, inadequate; a shortcoming
• 不够/不夠bù (fourth tone, falling) gòu (fourth tone, falling)not enough
• 不行bù (fourth tone, falling) xíng (second tone, rising)won't do
• 不仅/不僅bù (fourth tone, falling) jǐn (third tone, dipping)not only (this one)

Words containing 时

• 时间/時間shíjiān (second tone, rising)time (an amount of it)
• 时/時shí (second tone, rising)o'clock
• 时候/時候shíhou (second tone, rising)time, moment
• 当时/當時dāng (first tone, high and level) shí (second tone, rising)then
• 小时/小時xiǎoshí (third tone, dipping)hour (a length of time)
• 时代/時代shí (second tone, rising) dài (fourth tone, falling)age
• 有时/有時yǒu (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising)sometimes
• 时刻/時刻shí (second tone, rising) kè (fourth tone, falling)moment
• 有时候/有時候yǒu (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising) hou (neutral tone)sometimes
• 时尚/時尚shí (second tone, rising) shàng (fourth tone, falling)fashion
• 那时/那時nà (fourth tone, falling) shí (second tone, rising)then
• 随时/隨時suí (second tone, rising) shí (second tone, rising)at any time
• 时期/時期shí (second tone, rising) qī (first tone, high and level)period
• 暂时/暫時zàn (fourth tone, falling) shí (second tone, rising)temporary
• 及时/及時jí (second tone, rising) shí (second tone, rising)in time
• 按时/按時ànshí (fourth tone, falling)on time, on schedule
• 时光/時光shí (second tone, rising) guāng (first tone, high and level)time
• 平时/平時píng (second tone, rising) shí (second tone, rising)ordinarily