有时

有時

yǒushí

adverb HSK 2 #1,133

Meanings

Having (certain) times - sometimes. Short form of 有时候.

HSK 2

我有时走路去上班。

Wǒ yǒushí zǒulù qù shàngbān.

I sometimes walk to work.

HSK 2

有时晴天，有时下雨。

Yǒushí qíngtiān, yǒushí xiàyǔ.

Sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy.

HSK 3

她有时会迟到。

Tā yǒushí huì chídào.

She is sometimes late.

usage

有时 is the shortened form of 有时候. It is more common in written Chinese, while 有时候 is preferred in casual speech.

grammar

有时...有时... is a common pattern meaning 'sometimes... sometimes...' to describe alternating situations.

有 yǒu

时 shí