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

这种说法已经不合时宜了。

Zhè zhǒng shuōfǎ yǐjīng bù hé shíyí le.

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

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