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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 时而

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
时而 shí ér - occasionally; from time to time

List Ranking for: 时而

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 20,993 10,063 8,441

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
时 shí- old variant of 時|时[shi2]
时 shí- surname Shi
时 shí- o'clock
- time
- when
- hour
- season
- period
而 ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)

Other Words Containing 时而

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
时而 6 7 20,993 10,063 8,441