有时候

有時候

yǒushíhou

adverb HSK 1 #1,189

Meanings

1 sometimes

Characters

Having (certain) times — sometimes.

Examples

我有时候去跑步。

Wǒ yǒu shíhou qù pǎobù.

I sometimes go running.

有时候他很忙。

Yǒu shíhou tā hěn máng.

Sometimes he is very busy.

有时候下雨，有时候晴天。

Yǒu shíhou xiàyǔ, yǒu shíhou 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