"Time" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 时间 |  shí jiān | (concept of) time / (duration of) time / (point in) time |   |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period | |
| 期间 | qī jiān | period of time / time / time period / period / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 时刻 | shí kè | time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always | |
| 岁月 | suì yuè | years / time | |
| 时光 | shí guāng | time / era / period of time | |
| 季节 | jì jié | time / season / period / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 到时 | dào shí | at that (future) time | |
| 时分 | shí fēn | time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 | |
| 时辰 | shí chen | time / one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day | |
| 同时 | tóng shí | at the same time / simultaneously | |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time / currently | |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today / the present time / now | |
| 一次 | yī cì | first / first time / once / (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 之间 | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) | |
| 当前 | dāng qián | the present time / to be faced with | |
| 当时 | dāng shí | then / at that time / while | |
| 人生 | rén shēng | life (one's time on earth) | |
| 长期 | cháng qī | long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) | |
| 及时 | jí shí | timely / at the right time / promptly / without delay | |
| 这时 | zhè shí | at this time / at this moment | |
| 暂时 | zàn shí | temporary / provisional / for the time being | |
| 每次 | měi cì | every time | |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time / to make fun of sb | |
| 随时 | suí shí | at any time / at all times / at the right time / whenever necessary | |
| 首次 | shǒu cì | first / first time / for the first time | |
| 一旦 | yī dàn | in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day | |
| 此次 | cǐ cì | this time | |
| 什么时候 | shén me shí hou | when? / at what time? | |
| 近期 | jìn qī | near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent | |
| 身后 | shēn hòu | the time after one's death / a place behind sb / (fig.) one's social background | |
| 一时 | yī shí | a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time | |
| 早已 | zǎo yǐ | for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past | |
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance | |
| 那时 | nà shí | then / at that time / in those days | |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time | |
| 早就 | zǎo jiù | already at an earlier time | |
| 当初 | dāng chū | at that time / originally | |
| 临时 | lín shí | as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc | |
| 期限 | qī xiàn | time limit / deadline / allotted time | |
| 第二次 | dì èr cì | the second time / second / number two | |
| 一遍 | yī biàn | one time (all the way through) / once through | |
| 再度 | zài dù | once more / once again / one more time | |
| 等到 | děng dào | to wait until / by the time when (sth is ready etc) | |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time | |
| 半天 | bàn tiān | half of the day / a long time / quite a while / midair / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | (of time) how long? / (not) a long time | |
| 定期 | dìng qī | at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term | |
| 一向 | yī xiàng | a period of time in the recent past / (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along / the whole time | |
| 实时 | shí shí | (in) real time / instantaneous | |
| 时空 | shí kōng | time and place / world of a particular locale and era / (physics) space-time | |
| 之际 | zhī jì | during / at the time of | |
| 同期 | tóng qī | the corresponding time period (in a different year etc) / concurrent / synchronous | |
| 入学 | rù xué | to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child | |
| 当今 | dāng jīn | the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty | |
| 打工 | dǎ gōng | to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation | |
| 从前 | cóng qián | previously / formerly / once upon a time | |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth) / it's too late (to do sth) | |
| 片刻 | piàn kè | short period of time / a moment | |
| 那时候 | nà shí hou | at that time | |
| 有一次 | yǒu yī cì | once / once upon a time | |
| 不时 | bù shí | from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently | |
| 一度 | yī dù | for a time / at one time / one time / once | |
| 有空 | yǒu kòng | to have time (to do sth) | |
| 业余 | yè yú | in one's spare time / outside working hours / amateur (historian etc) | |
| 二次 | èr cì | second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two) | |
| 长久 | cháng jiǔ | long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time | |
| 与此同时 | yǔ cǐ tóng shí | at the same time / meanwhile | |
| 几点 | jǐ diǎn | what time? / when? | |
| 到时候 | dào shí hòu | when the moment comes / at that time | |
| 这下 | zhè xià | this time | |
| 北京时间 | Běi jīng Shí jiān | Beijing Time (BJT) / China Standard Time (CST) | |
| 久久 | jiǔ jiǔ | for a very long time | |
| 已久 | yǐ jiǔ | already a long time | |
| 定时 | dìng shí | to fix a time / fixed time / timed (of explosive etc) | |
| 每当 | měi dāng | whenever / every time | |
| 抓紧 | zhuā jǐn | to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) | |
| 届时 | jiè shí | when the time comes / at the scheduled time | |
| 悠悠 | yōu yōu | lasting for ages / long drawn out / remote in time or space / unhurried / a great number (of events) / preposterous / pensive | |
| 第三次 | dì sān cì | third / third time | |
| 过期 | guò qī | to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date) | |
| 圣诞节 | Shèng dàn jié | Christmas time / Christmas season / Christmas | |
| 来得及 | lái de jí | to have enough time / can do it in time / can still make it | |
| 一齐 | yī qí | at the same time / simultaneously | |
| 许久 | xǔ jiǔ | for a long time / for ages | |
| 半晌 | bàn shǎng | half of the day / a long time / quite a while | |
| 往后 | wǎng hòu | from now on / in the future / time to come | |
| 初次 | chū cì | for the first time / first (meeting, attempt etc) | |
| 一直以来 | yī zhí yǐ lái | in the past always / for a long time now / until now | |
| 工夫 | gōng fu | period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort | |
| 按时 | àn shí | on time / before deadline / on schedule | |
| 时段 | shí duàn | time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day | |
| 自古 | zì gǔ | (since) ancient times / (from) time immemorial | |
| 准时 | zhǔn shí | on time / punctual / on schedule | |
| 恰好 | qià hǎo | as it turns out / by lucky coincidence / (of number, time, size etc) just right | |
| 暑期 | shǔ qī | summer vacation time | |
| 耽误 | dān wu | to delay / to hold up / to waste time / to interfere with | |
| 一阵子 | yī zhèn zi | a while / a spell / a short time / a burst | |
| 时而 | shí ér | occasionally / from time to time | |
| 天色 | tiān sè | color of the sky / time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky / weather | |
