有时候 (yǒushíhou): sometimes

Meanings

1 sometimes

Characters

有

Having (certain) times — sometimes.

Examples

我有时候去跑步。

Wǒ yǒushíhou qù pǎobù.

I sometimes go running.

有时候他很忙。

Yǒushíhou tā hěn máng.

Sometimes he is very busy.

有时候下雨，有时候晴天。

Yǒushíhou xiàyǔ, yǒushíhou qíngtiān.

Sometimes it rains, sometimes it's sunny.

Tips

grammar

有时候...有时候... means 'sometimes... sometimes...' and is used to describe alternating situations.

Stroke Order

有 yǒu

时 shí

候 hòu

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time / moment / period

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in one's childhood / when one was young

这时候 zhèshíhou HSK 2 #5,372

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to have / there is / there are

有用 yǒuyòng HSK 1 #3,921

useful

有名 yǒumíng HSK 1 #4,705

famous / well-known

小时 xiǎoshí HSK 1 #302

hour