有时候 (yǒushíhou): sometimes

Meanings

1 sometimes

Characters

有

Having (certain) times - sometimes.

Examples

HSK 1

有时候他很忙。

Yǒushíhou tā hěn máng.

Sometimes he is very busy.

HSK 2

有时候下雨，有时候晴天。

Yǒushíhou xiàyǔ, yǒushíhou qíngtiān.

Sometimes it rains, sometimes it's sunny.

HSK 3

我有时候去跑步。

Wǒ yǒushíhou qù pǎobù.

I sometimes go running.

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

Related Words

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时候 shíhou HSK 1 #82

time / moment / period

小时候 xiǎoshíhou HSK 2 #2,274

in one's childhood / when one was young

这时候 zhèshíhou HSK 2 #5,372

at this time / at this moment

有的 yǒude HSK 1 #1,866

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