时时刻刻

時時刻刻

shíshíkèkè

adverb #14,301

Meanings

1 at all times
2 every moment
3 constantly

Characters

quarter-hour; moment

quarter-hour; moment

Examples

妈妈时时刻刻都在想着孩子。

Māma shíshíkèkè dōu zài xiǎngzhe háizi.

A mother thinks about her children at all times.

我们要时时刻刻注意安全。

Wǒmen yào shíshíkèkè zhùyì ānquán.

We must pay attention to safety at all times.

Tips

memory

时时 (hour by hour) + 刻刻 (quarter-hour by quarter-hour) = every single moment. The ABCC reduplication pattern intensifies the meaning.

Stroke Order

时 shí

刻 kè