有时yǒu shísometimes; now and then

1. 1.

   sometimes; now and thenadverb

• 有to have; there is
• 时time

有时 can stand before the verb or open the sentence; 有时…有时… contrasts two things that each happen sometimes.

1. HSK 2

   我有时很忙。

   Wǒ yǒushí hěn máng.

   I'm sometimes very busy.

2. HSK 2

   他有时坐车，有时走路。

   Tā yǒushí zuò chē, yǒushí zǒulù.

   Sometimes he takes a car, and sometimes he walks.

3. HSK 2

   有时我在家吃饭。

   Yǒushí wǒ zài jiā chī fàn.

   Sometimes I eat at home.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你每天自己做饭吗？

   Nǐ měi tiān zìjǐ zuò fàn ma?

   Do you cook for yourself every day?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   不是，有时在外面吃。

   Bú shì, yǒushí zài wàimiàn chī.

   No, sometimes I eat out.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你喜欢去哪儿吃？

   Nǐ xǐhuan qù nǎr chī?

   Where do you like to go to eat?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我家附近有一家小饭店。

   Wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yì jiā xiǎo fàndiàn.

   There's a small restaurant near my home.

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Related words

• 时shítime; whenHSK 2
• 有意思yǒu yì siinterestingHSK 2
• 只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...HSK 3
• 小时xiǎo shíhourHSK 1
• 时候shí houtime; length of time; moment; periodHSK 1
• 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) timeHSK 1

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