定时

定時

dìngshí

adjective HSK 6 #16,312

Meanings

Fixed time — something set to happen at a specific time.

Dìng shí zhàdàn suíshí kěnéng bàozhà.

A timed bomb could explode at any moment.

Wǒ gěi kōngtiáo dìng shí liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

I set the air conditioner timer for two hours.

Tā měitiān dìng shí duànliàn.

He exercises at a fixed time every day.

Zhège ruǎnjiàn kěyǐ dìng shí fāsòng yóujiàn.

This software can send emails on a schedule.

usage

定时 is used for timers (定时器), schedules (定时任务 = scheduled task), and timed devices (定时炸弹 = time bomb). It implies precision and regularity.

定 dìng

时 shí