时宜

時宜

shíyí

noun #32,864

Meanings

1 what is fitting for the time
2 appropriate to the moment
3 contemporary expectations

Characters

appropriate/fitting

Examples

HSK 5

这种说法已经不合时宜了。

Zhèzhǒng shuōfǎ yǐjīng bùhéshíyí le.

This way of speaking is already out of step with the times.

HSK 7-9

他的穿着很合时宜。

Tā de chuānzhuó hěn hé shíyí.

His outfit suits the occasion perfectly.

Tips

usage

Almost never used alone - it lives inside the fixed pairs 合时宜 ('in tune with the times / appropriate') and especially 不合时宜 ('out of step / inappropriate / anachronistic'). 不合时宜 is a four-character chengyu in its own right.

Stroke Order

时 shí

宜 yí