时而

shí ér

HSK 7–9

Meaning

副词，表示有时候，偶尔。

adverb, meaning sometimes, occasionally.

常与“时而...时而...”结构连用，表示动作或状态交替出现。也可单独使用，表示“有时候”。

Often used in the structure '时而...时而...' to indicate alternating actions or states. Can also be used alone to mean 'sometimes'.

1 天气时而晴朗，时而下雨。 (The weather is sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy.)
2 他时而高兴，时而忧郁。 (He is sometimes happy, sometimes melancholy.)
3 音乐会上的乐曲时而激昂，时而舒缓。 (The music at the concert was sometimes passionate, sometimes gentle.)
4 她的心情时而好，时而坏，让人捉摸不定。 (Her mood is sometimes good, sometimes bad, unpredictable.)
5 城市的生活节奏时而快，时而慢。 (The pace of city life is sometimes fast, sometimes slow.)

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