时而/時而 shí ér — occasionally

Meanings

1. 1

   occasionally

   occasionally; from time to time

   adverb

Character breakdown

• 时/時

  shí (second tone, rising)

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

  7 strokes⿰日寸Radical 日

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