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时好时坏時好時壞 shí hǎo shí huài — sometimes good, sometimes bad

shí (second tone, rising) hǎo (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising) huài (fourth tone, falling)shi2 hao3 shi2 huai4

Traditional: 時好時壞

sometimes good, sometimes bad

Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standard
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Meanings

  1. sometimes good, sometimes bad

    sometimes good, sometimes bad

Character breakdown

  • 时時
    shí (second tone, rising)

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

    7 strokes⿰日寸Radical 日
  • 好
    hǎo (third tone, dipping) hào (fourth tone, falling)

    good, fine, well; easy to do; (hào) to be fond of, to like

    6 strokes⿰女子Radical 女