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Jyutping si4
Pinyin shí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Shi
  2. o'clock
  3. time
  4. when
  5. hour
  6. season
  7. period
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period/era/current/timely/often/continously/frequently/fashionable/opportune/sometimes…sometimes/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    時間​;​時段​;​時期​;​日子
    times; days
    • 古時
      古时
      gu2 si4
      ancient times
    • 時空
      时空
      si4 hung1
      time and space
  2. 連詞
    連接​兩種​間​中​交替​出​現​嘅​情​況​(​時​......​時​......​)
    sometimes..., but other times...
    • 時晴時雨
      时晴时雨
      si4 cing4 si4 jyu5
      sometimes sunny while sometimes rainy
    • 我隻錶時得時唔得。
      我只表时得时唔得。
      ngo5 zek3 biu1 si4 dak1 si4 m4 dak1.
      My watch is only working occasionally.
  3. 近義詞
    一時
  4. 量詞、書面語
    用​嚟​表明​時間​,​形容​「​小時​」​,​例如​三時​即​係​三點鐘
    o'clock
    • 佢約咗我一點零五分喺呢度等。
      佢约咗我一点零五分喺呢度等。
      keoi5 joek3 zo2 ngo5 jat1 dim2 ling4 ng5 fan1 hai2 ni1 dou6 dang2.
      他約了我一時零五分在這裏等。
  5. 近義詞
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    season
    • 四時
      四时
      sì shí
      four seasons
    • 農時
      农时
      nóng shí
      farming season
  2. character
    time (a duration)
    • 那時
      那时
      nà shí
      at that time
    • 平時
      平时
      píng shí
      normally; usually
    • 上課時不要玩手機。
      上课时不要玩手机。
      shàng kè shí bù yào wán shǒu jī .
      Don't use your phone when in class.
  3. character
    that time
  4. character
    double-hour
    • 子時
      子时
      zǐ shí
      the hours of the rat (11:00pm to 1:00am)
  5. character
    time; fixed time
    • 按時
      按时
      àn shí
      on time; on schedule
  6. character
    current; contemporary
    • 時事
      时事
      shí shì
      current affairs
    • 時局
      时局
      shí jú
      current political situation
  7. character, literary
    timely
  8. character
    times; years; era
    • 古時
      古时
      gǔ shí
      ancient times
    • 時移世易
      时移世易
      shí yí shì yì
      times have changed and so have things
  9. character
    tense
  10. character
    time (the passing of time)
    • 沉寂多時
      沉寂多时
      chén jì duō shí
      to have remained silent for a long time
    • 時不我待
      时不我待
      shí bù wǒ dài
      time does not wait for us
  11. character, obsolete
    this
  12. character
    a surname
  13. character
    occasionally; from time to time
    • 時有發生
      时有发生
      shí yǒu fā shēng
      to happen from time to time
  14. character
    opportunity; chance
  15. character
    hour; o’clock (mainly in formal writing)
    (syn.) 點
  16. character, obsolete
    beautiful; good
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. time, season
  2. era, age, period
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    ADI
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    AGDI
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #641
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #199
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #201
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我不知道我有没有时间。
    我不知道我有沒有時間。
    wǒ bù zhī dào wǒ yǒu méi yǒu shí jiān 。
    • I don't know if I have the time.
    • I don't know if I'll have time.
    • I don't know if there is time.
    • I don't know whether I have time or not.
  2. Mandarin
    我明天回来的时候会跟他们联络。
    我明天回來的時候會跟他們聯絡。
    wǒ míng tiān huí lai de shí hou huì gēn tā men lián luò 。
    • I'll call them tomorrow when I come back.
    • I'll call them tomorrow when I return home.
    • I'll call after going home tomorrow.
  3. Mandarin
    以前读高中的时候﹐我每天早上六点起床。
    以前讀高中的時候﹐我每天早上六點起床。
    yǐ qián dú gāo zhōng de shí hou ﹐ wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn qǐ chuáng 。
    • Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning.
  4. Mandarin
    生活就是当你忙著进行你的计划时总有其他的事情发生。
    生活就是當你忙著進行你的計劃時總有其他的事情發生。
    shēng huó jiù shì dāng nǐ máng zhù jìn xíng nǐ de jì huà shí zǒng yǒu qí tā de shì qing fā shēng 。
    • Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
  5. Mandarin
    在英国的时候,我经常看参考书。
    在英國的時候,我經常看參考書。
    zài yīng guó de shí hou , wǒ jīng cháng kàn cān kǎo shū 。
    • While in England I often consulted the guidebook.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    时间唔早啦,我要番去啦。
    時間唔早啦,我要番去啦。
    si4 gaan3 m4 zou2 laa1 , ngo5 jiu3 faan1 heoi3 laa1 。
    • It's getting late. I gotta go.
    • It's gotten too late, I should go back.
  2. Cantonese
    唔使急,仲有大把时间。
    唔使急,仲有大把時間。
    m4 si2 gap1 , zung6 jau5 daai6 baa2 si4 gaan3 。
    • There's no need to panic. There's plenty of time.
  3. Cantonese
    几时食饭呀?好鬼肚饿呀!
    幾時食飯呀?好鬼肚餓呀!
    gei2 si4 sik6 faan6 aa3 ? hou2 gwai2 tou5 ngo6 aa3 !
    • When are we eating? I'm hungry!
  4. Cantonese
    如果你有一部时光机⋯⋯
    如果你有一部時光機⋯⋯
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 jau5 jat1 bou6 si4 gwong1 gei1 ⋯ ⋯
    • Imagine that you have a time machine.
  5. Cantonese
    呢部机系用咗好多时间同埋钱先至起好㗎。
    呢部機係用咗好多時間同埋錢先至起好㗎。
    nei4 bou6 gei1 hai6 jung6 zo2 hou2 do1 si4 gaan3 tung4 maai4 cin4 sin1 zi3 hei2 hou3 gaa3 。
    • It took a lot of time and money to build the machine.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    距离交卷时间仲有十五分钟。
    距離交卷時間仲有十五分鐘。
    keoi5 lei4 gaau1 gyun2 si4 gaan3 zung6 jau5 sap6 ng5 fan1 zung1.
    • There is still fifteen minutes before the exam ends.
  2. Cantonese
    晚清时期,中国陷入丧权辱国嘅地步。
    晚清時期,中國陷入喪權辱國嘅地步。
    maan5 cing1 si4 kei4, zung1 gwok3 ham6 jap6 song3 kyun4 juk6 gwok3 ge3 dei6 bou6.
    • During the late Qing Dynasty, China was humiliated and had its sovereignty forfeited.
  3. Cantonese
    我嘅心情有时好,有时差。
    我嘅心情有時好,有時差。
    ngo5 ge3 sam1 cing4 jau5 si4 hou2, jau5 si4 caa1.
    • My mood is sometimes good, sometimes bad.
  4. Cantonese
    有时啲嘢唔系咁容易返到转头。
    有時啲嘢唔係咁容易返到轉頭。
    jau5 si4 di1 je5 m4 hai6 gam3 jung4 ji6 faan1 dou3 zyun3 tau4
    • Sometimes, it's not easy to backtrack once something has happened.
  5. Cantonese
    新一年嘅花市啱啱开始咗,又系时候去趁下墟买下花咁喇。
    新一年嘅花市啱啱開始咗,又係時候去趁下墟買下花咁喇。
    san1 jat1 nin4 ge3 faa1 si5 ngaam1 ngaam1 hoi1 ci2 zo2, jau6 hai6 si4 hau6 heoi3 can3 haa5 heoi1 maai5 haa5 faa1 gam2 laa3.
    • The new year's flower market has just begun. Let's go and crash the scene.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    成龙电影其中一个特征,就系喺片尾时会播返啲NG出嚟。
    成龍電影其中一個特徵,就係喺片尾時會播返啲NG出嚟。
  2. Cantonese
    自古乱世出英雄,乱世必定是天下分裂的时代,环顾中国上下五千年,三国时期最让人印象深刻。
    自古亂世出英雄,亂世必定是天下分裂的時代,環顧中國上下五千年,三國時期最讓人印象深刻。
  3. Cantonese
    那些敌军距离他们有五六米的时候就已经被卓凡一掌击毙。
    那些敵軍距離他們有五六米的時候就已經被卓凡一掌擊斃。
  4. Cantonese
    望见佢回眸浅笑,我一时心神荡漾。
    望見佢回眸淺笑,我一時心神盪漾。
    mong6 gin3 keoi5 wui4 mau6 cin2 siu3, ngo5 jat1 si4 sam1 san4 dong6 joeng6.
  5. Cantonese
    一时唔偷鸡就做保长
    一時唔偷雞就做保長
    jat1 si4 m4 tau1 gai1 zau6 zou6 bou2 zoeng2
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    时间
    時間
    shí jiān
    • time, period
  2. Mandarin
    任弼时
    任弼時
    rén bì shí
    • Ren Bishi (military and political leader in the early Chinese Communist Party)
  3. Mandarin
    有时走天堂窄路或会有困苦,忠心事主一生都蒙福。
    有時走天堂窄路或會有困苦,忠心事主一生都蒙福。
    yǒu shí zǒu tiān táng zhǎi lù huò huì yǒu kùn kǔ , zhōng xīn shì zhǔ yī shēng dōu méng fú .
    • Though the pathway to glory may sometimes be drear, You’ll be happy each step of the way. [original English lyrics]
      Walking on the narrow road to Heaven may sometimes be miserable, You’ll be blessed all your life serving the Lord faithfully. [literal English translation]
  4. Mandarin
    第二条关系双方当事人之住所,由双方共同协议;未为协议或协议不成时,得声请法院定之。
    第二條關係雙方當事人之住所,由雙方共同協議;未為協議或協議不成時,得聲請法院定之。
    dì - èr tiáo guān xì shuāng fāng dāng shì rén zhī zhù suǒ , yóu shuāng fāng gòng tóng xié yì ; wèi wéi xié yì huò xié yì bù chéng shí , dé shēng qǐng fǎ yuàn dìng zhī .
    • X
  5. Mandarin
    以备不时之需
    以備不時之需
    yǐ bèi bù shí zhī xū
    • for unexpected future use