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CHINESE WORD

yǒu shí hou

有时候

whiles

HSK 1
Numbered pinyin
you3 shi2 hou
English meanings
from time to time, on_occasion, occasionally, somewhile, otherwhile, now and again, sometimes, now and then, at times, on occasion, whiles, once in a while

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yǒushíhou有时候wǒ我hěn很máng忙。

    Sometimes I'm very busy.

  2. 02

    yǒushíhou有时候tiānqì天气huì会biàn变。

    Sometimes the weather changes.

  3. 03

    tā他yǒushíhou有时候chídào迟到。

    He is sometimes late.

  4. 04

    yǒushíhou有时候zǒulù走路bǐ比zuò坐chē车kuài快。

    Sometimes walking is faster than driving.

  5. 05

    yǒushíhou有时候wǒ我yě也xiǎng想jiā家。

    Sometimes I miss home too.

  6. 06

    yǒushíhou有时候xūyào需要bāngzhù帮助。

    Sometimes you need help.

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