时空

時空
shíkōng
noun HSK 7 #4,483

Meanings

  1. 1 time and space
  2. 2 space-time

Characters

Literally 'time-space'

Examples

Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì shíkōng chuānyuè de gùshi.
This movie tells a story about traveling through time and space.
Kēxuéjiā yánjiū shíkōng de běnzhì.
Scientists study the nature of space-time.
Rúguǒ néng chuānyuè shíkōng, nǐ xiǎng qù nǎge shídài?
If you could travel through time and space, which era would you want to go to?

Tips

usage
时空穿越 (time-space travel) is the standard term for time travel in Chinese. 时空 is used both in scientific contexts (Einstein's spacetime) and in pop culture (sci-fi, fantasy).

Stroke Order

shí
kōng