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时 shí

The Chinese character 时 is read shí and means "o'clock". It is written with 7 strokes. It first appears at HSK 1 and is used in 10 words in this course.

Pinyin

shí

Meaning

o'clock; time; when

Strokes

7

Level

HSK 1

Practice words with 时

Updated October 21, 2026

Words that use 时

• 时候 shíhou · time
• 时间 shíjiān · time
• 小时 xiǎoshí · hour
• 有时候 yǒushíhou · sometimes
• 当时 dāngshí · then
• 小时候 xiǎoshíhou · in one's childhood
• 平时 píngshí · ordinarily
• 随时 suíshí · at any time
• 同时 tóngshí · at the same time
• 那时候 nà shíhou · at that time

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