有时候
yǒushíhou
sometimes
Part of speech · adverb
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Examples
- 有时候我在家工作。Sometimes I work from home.
- 有时候很累。Sometimes I get really tired.
Collocations
有时候这样只有时候
Mnemonic
有时候 yǒu shíhou "sometimes" — 有 + 时候 ("there are times"). Frequency ~30%. Synonym 有时 yǒushí (slightly literary). Mid-low frequency.
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