不时

bù shí

HSK 6

Meaning

表示有时候、偶尔。

Occasionally; from time to time.

用于描述动作或情况不是持续发生，而是在不固定的时间间隔内发生。

Used to describe actions or situations that occur not continuously, but at irregular intervals.

1 他会不时地来看看我们。 (He comes to see us from time to time.)
2 窗外不时传来鸟叫声。 (From outside the window, birds chirp occasionally.)
3 工作之余，他不时去健身房锻炼。 (In his spare time, he occasionally goes to the gym to exercise.)
4 记忆的片段不时在脑海中闪现。 (Fragments of memory flash through my mind from time to time.)
5 气氛紧张，他不时地看手表。 (The atmosphere was tense, and he checked his watch from time to time.)

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