时间 shíjiān▶ tiempo

Stroke order

时间 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 时 — 7 strokes
• 间 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. (concept of) time
2. (duration of) time
3. (point in) time

Example sentences

• 您有时间听我说吗？Nín yǒu shíjiān tīng wǒ shuō ma?Do you have time to listen to me?
• 我没有时间去商店。Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān qù shāngdiàn.I do not have time to go to the store.
• 我没有时间。Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān.I don't have time.
• 你有时间帮我吗？Nǐ yǒu shíjiān bāng wǒ ma?Do you have time to help me?

Related words

• 小时hora
• 房间habitación
• 中间Medio
• 时候tiempo
• 洗手间baño
• 准时a tiempo

时间 is pronounced shíjiān and means “tiempo”. It is part of the HSK 2 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 时间 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.