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English translations
sometimes, at whiles, now and then, occasionally, once in a while
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有时候 ( you shihou / yŏu shíhou ) is composed of these characters:
有 (you)
, 时 (shi)
, 候 (hou)
有时候 ( you shihou / yŏu shíhou ) in traditional characters
有時候
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 有时候 ( you shihou / yŏu shíhou ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).
Wo you shihou qi zixingche shangxue.
Wŏ yŏu shíhou qí zìxíngchē shàngxué. – English translation: Sometimes, I go to school by bike.
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
time | there is
有时候 ( you shihou / yŏu shíhou ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 688)
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