Dictionary - results for time

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
回	回	huí	- to circle - to go back - to turn around - to answer - to return - to revolve - Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) - time - classifier for acts of a play - section or chapter (of a classic book)
时	時	shí	- o'clock - time - when - hour - season - period
期	期	qī	- a period of time - phase - stage - classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study - time - term - period - to hope - Taiwan pr. [qi2]
玆	玆	zī	- variant of 茲\|兹[zi1] - now - here - this - time - year
兹	茲	zī	- now - here - this - time - year
际	際	jì	- border - edge - boundary - interval - between - inter- - to meet - time - occasion - to meet with (circumstances)
季节	季節	jìjié	- time - season - period - CL:個\|个[ge4]
年月	年月	niányuè	- months and year - time - days of one's life
年华	年華	niánhuá	- years - time - age
时候	時候	shíhou	- time - length of time - moment - period
时光	時光	shíguāng	- time - era - period of time
时分	時分	shífēn	- time - period during the day - one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支
时日	時日	shírì	- time - auspicious time - time and date - long period of time - this day
时节	時節	shíjié	- season - time
时辰	時辰	shíchen	- time - one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day
时间	時間	shíjiān	- time - period - CL:段[duan4]
期间	期間	qījiān	- period of time - time - time period - period - CL:個\|个[ge4]
岁月	歲月	suìyuè	- years - time
白日	白日	báirì	- daytime - sun - time
久	久	jiǔ	- (long) time - (long) duration of time
休	休	xiū	- to rest - to stop doing sth for a period of time - to cease - (imperative) don't
伫	佇	zhù	- to stand for a long time - to wait - to look forward to - to accumulate
兼	兼	jiān	- double - twice - simultaneous - holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
去	去	qù	- to go - to go to (a place) - to cause to go or send (sb) - to remove - to get rid of - (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth - to be apart from in space or time - (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) - (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) - (of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
屡	屢	lǚ	- time and again - repeatedly - frequently
挨	挨	ái	- to suffer - to endure - to pull through (hard times) - to delay - to stall - to play for time - to dawdle
整	整	zhěng	- exactly - in good order - whole - complete - entire - in order - orderly - to repair - to mend - to renovate - (coll.) to fix sb - to give sb a hard time - to mess with sb
次	次	cì	- next in sequence - second - the second (day, time etc) - secondary - vice- - sub- - infra- - inferior quality - substandard - order - sequence - hypo- (chemistry) - classifier for enumerated events: time
汆	汆	cuān	- quick-boil - to boil for a short time
瞤	瞤	shùn	- wink - twinkle - very short time
磨	磨	mó	- to rub - to grind - to polish - to sharpen - to wear down - to die out - to waste time - to pester - to insist
秋	秋	qiū	- autumn - fall - harvest time - a swing
空	空	kòng	- to empty - vacant - unoccupied - space - leisure - free time
伫	竚	zhù	- variant of 佇\|伫[zhu4] - to stand for a long time
老	老	lǎo	- prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity - old (of people) - venerable (person) - experienced - of long standing - always - all the time - of the past - very - outdated - (of meat etc) tough
趄	趄	jū	- to hesitate - to mark time
趟	趟	tàng	- classifier for times, round trips or rows - a time - a trip
跎	跎	tuó	- to stumble - to waste time
遍	遍	biàn	- everywhere - all over - classifier for actions: one time
钟	鐘	zhōng	- clock - o'clock - time as measured in hours and minutes - bell - CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]
闲	閒	xián	- variant of 閑\|闲, idle - unoccupied - leisure - free time
阵	陣	zhèn	- disposition of troops - wave - spate - burst - spell - short period of time - classifier for events or states of short duration
馑	饉	jǐn	- time of famine or crop failure
一下	一下	yīxià	- (used after a verb) give it a go - to do (sth for a bit to give it a try) - one time - once - in a while - all of a sudden - all at once
一壁	一壁	yībì	- one side - at the same time
一度	一度	yīdù	- for a time - at one time - one time - once
一旦	一旦	yīdàn	- in case (sth happens) - if - once (sth happens, then...) - when - in a short time - in one day
一时	一時	yīshí	- a period of time - a while - for a short while - temporary - momentary - at the same time
一次	一次	yīcì	- first - first time - once - (math.) linear (of degree one)
一气	一氣	yīqì	- at one go - at a stretch - for a period of time - forming a gang
一瞬	一瞬	yīshùn	- one instant - very short time - the twinkle of an eye
一齐	一齊	yīqí	- at the same time - simultaneously
上回	上回	shànghuí	- last time - the previous time
上次	上次	shàngcì	- last time
上头	上頭	shàngtóu	- (of alcohol) to go to one's head - (old) (of a married-to-be girl) to bind one's hair into a bun - (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time
下回	下回	xiàhuí	- next chapter - next time
下次	下次	xiàcì	- next time
不忙	不忙	bùmáng	- there's no hurry - take one's time
不日	不日	bùrì	- within the next few days - in a few days time
不时	不時	bùshí	- from time to time - now and then - occasionally - frequently
不遑	不遑	bùhuáng	- no time - too late to do anything
世道	世道	shìdào	- the ways of the world - the morals of the time
并存	並存	bìngcún	- to exist at the same time - to coexist
久久	久久	jiǔjiǔ	- for a very long time
久之	久之	jiǔzhī	- for a long time
久旷	久曠	jiǔkuàng	- to leave uncultivated for a long time - by extension, to neglect one's work - to remain single
久留	久留	jiǔliú	- to stay for a long time
久等	久等	jiǔděng	- to wait for a long time
久违	久違	jiǔwéi	- (haven't done sth) for a long time - a long time since we last met
久长	久長	jiǔcháng	- a long time
二婚	二婚	èrhūn	- to marry for the second time - second marriage - second spouse
二次	二次	èrcì	- second (i.e. number two) - second time - twice - (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
亘古	亙古	gèngǔ	- throughout time - from ancient times (up to the present)
令节	令節	lìngjié	- festive season - happy time - noble principle
伫立	佇立	zhùlì	- to stand for a long time
何许	何許	héxǔ	- (literary) what place - what time - how
光阴	光陰	guāngyīn	- time available
兼蓄	兼蓄	jiānxù	- to contain two things at a time - to mingle - to incorporate
再度	再度	zàidù	- once more - once again - one more time
再次	再次	zàicì	- one more time - again - one more - once again
出活	出活	chūhuó	- to finish a job on time - to produce the goods
初次	初次	chūcì	- first - for the first time - primary - tentative
到时	到時	dàoshí	- at that (future) time
前摆	前擺	qiánbǎi	- last time
半天	半天	bàntiān	- half of the day - a long time - quite a while - midair - CL:個\|个[ge4]
半晌	半晌	bànshǎng	- half of the day - a long time - quite a while
半响	半響	bànxiǎng	- half the day - a long time - quite a while
及早	及早	jízǎo	- at the earliest possible time - as soon as possible
及时	及時	jíshí	- in time - promptly - without delay - timely
受罪	受罪	shòuzuì	- to endure - to suffer - hardships - torments - a hard time - a nuisance
合时	合時	héshí	- in fashion - suiting the time - seasonable - timely
同时	同時	tóngshí	- at the same time - simultaneously
周速	周速	zhōusù	- cycle time - cycle speed
回回	回回	huíhuí	- time and again - every time - Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
报时	報時	bàoshí	- give the correct time
尘封	塵封	chénfēng	- covered in dust - dusty - lying unused for a long time
多时	多時	duōshí	- long time
天时	天時	tiānshí	- the time - the right time - weather conditions - destiny - course of time - heaven's natural order
天色	天色	tiānsè	- color of the sky - time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky - weather
夹当	夾當	jiādāng	- crucial moment - critical time
好过	好過	hǎoguò	- to have an easy time - (feel) well
如期	如期	rúqī	- as scheduled - on time - punctual
定存	定存	dìngcún	- certificate of deposit - time deposit - abbr. for 定期存款\|定期存款[ding4 qi1 cun2 kuan3]
定时	定時	dìngshí	- to fix a time - fixed time - timed (of explosive etc)
寤寐	寤寐	wùmèi	- lit. awake or asleep - at any time
实时	實時	shíshí	- (in) real time - instantaneous
专任	專任	zhuānrèn	- full time - to appoint sb to a specific task
届时	屆時	jièshí	- when the time comes - at the scheduled time
屡次	屢次	lǚcì	- repeatedly - time and again
工夫	工夫	gōngfu	- period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) - spare time - skill - labor - effort
工期	工期	gōngqī	- time allocated for a project - completion date
已久	已久	yǐjiǔ	- already a long time
废时	廢時	fèishí	- to waste time
强档	強檔	qiángdàng	- prime time
往后	往後	wǎnghòu	- from now on - in the future - time to come
从前	從前	cóngqián	- previously - formerly - once upon a time
愆期	愆期	qiānqī	- (formal) to delay - to miss a deadline - to fail to do sth at the appointed time
成天	成天	chéngtiān	- (coll.) all day long - all the time
成日	成日	chéngrì	- all day long - the whole day - the whole time
打拍	打拍	dǎpāi	- to beat time - to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards
拍号	拍號	pāihào	- time signature (music)
拖磨	拖磨	tuōmó	- dawdling - to waste time
按时	按時	ànshí	- on time - before deadline - on schedule
按期	按期	ànqī	- on schedule - on time
挪借	挪借	nuójiè	- to borrow money for a short time
挨延	捱延	áiyán	- to delay - to stretch out - to play for time
提前	提前	tíqián	- to shift to an earlier date - to do sth ahead of time - in advance
挤出	擠出	jǐchū	- to squeeze out - to extrude - to drain - to find the time - to burst out
改天	改天	gǎitiān	- another day - some other time - to find another day (for appointment etc) - to take a rain check
早就	早就	zǎojiù	- already at an earlier time
早已	早已	zǎoyǐ	- long ago - for a long time
春茶	春茶	chūnchá	- spring tea - tea-leaves gathered at spring time
时俗	時俗	shísú	- prevalent custom of the time
时区	時區	shíqū	- time zone
时差	時差	shíchā	- time difference - time lag - jet lag
时序	時序	shíxù	- time course
时政	時政	shízhèng	- current politics - political situation of the time
时效	時效	shíxiào	- effectiveness for a given period of time - prescription (law) - aging (metallurgy)
时段	時段	shíduàn	- time interval - work shift - time slot - the twelve two hour divisions of the day
时而	時而	shíér	- occasionally - from time to time
时限	時限	shíxiàn	- time limit
暑期	暑期	shǔqī	- summer vacation time
旷世	曠世	kuàngshì	- incomparable - none to compare with at that time
旷古	曠古	kuànggǔ	- since the dawn of time - from the year dot
服满	服滿	fúmǎn	- to have completed the mourning period (traditional) - to have served one's time
朝夕	朝夕	zhāoxī	- morning and night - all the time
期限	期限	qīxiàn	- time limit - deadline - allotted time
板鼓	板鼓	bǎngǔ	- small drum for marking time
业余	業餘	yèyú	- spare time - amateur - extra-curricular
正正	正正	zhèngzhèng	- neat - orderly - just in time
正点	正點	zhèngdiǎn	- on time - punctual (of train etc) - awesome (slang)
此次	此次	cǐcì	- this time
岁时	歲時	suìshí	- season - time of the year
死期	死期	sǐqī	- time of death
段落	段落	duànluò	- phase - time interval - paragraph - (written) passage - end (of phase, paragraph etc)
每次	每次	měicì	- every time
每当	每當	měidāng	- whenever - every time - on every
每逢	每逢	měiféng	- every time - on each occasion - whenever
沿革	沿革	yángé	- evolution of sth over time - course of development - history
泰斗	泰斗	tàidǒu	- leading scholar of his time - magnate
流年	流年	liúnián	- fleeting time - horoscope for the year
消损	消損	xiāosǔn	- wear and tear - to wear away over time
消闲	消閒	xiāoxián	- to spend one's leisure time - to idle away the time
涉足	涉足	shèzú	- to set foot in - to step into - to become involved for the first time
淡化	淡化	dànhuà	- to water down - to play down - to trivialize - to weaken - to become dull with time - to desalinate - desalination
混元	混元	hùnyuán	- time immemorial - origin of the universe - the world
准时	準時	zhǔnshí	- on time - punctual - on schedule
满点	滿點	mǎndiǎn	- full working hours - to reach full time
为时	為時	wéishí	- timewise - pertaining to time
无期	無期	wúqī	- unspecified period - in the indefinite future - no fixed time - indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)
然顷	然頃	ránqǐng	- in a short time - soon - before long
片刻	片刻	piànkè	- short period of time - a moment
片时	片時	piànshí	- a short time - a moment
产期	產期	chǎnqī	- time of birth - period of labor - lying-in
番番	番番	fānfān	- time and time again
当初	當初	dāngchū	- at that time - originally
当年	當年	dāngnián	- in those days - then - in those years - during that time
当时	當時	dāngshí	- then - at that time - while
目前	目前	mùqián	- at the present time - currently
睽违	睽違	kuíwéi	- to be separated (from a friend, one's homeland etc) for a period of time - after a hiatus of (x years)
短促	短促	duǎncù	- short in time - fleeting - brief - gasping (breath) - curt (tone of voice)
磨叽	磨嘰	mòji	- to dawdle - to waste time
积年	積年	jīnián	- for a long time - over many years - old - advanced in age
积郁	積鬱	jīyù	- pent-up frustrations - sth that has accumulated in one's mind for a long time
空儿	空兒	kòngr	- spare time - free time
空子	空子	kòngzi	- gap - unoccupied space or time - fig. gap - loophole
空暇	空暇	kòngxiá	- idle - free time - leisure
空档	空檔	kòngdàng	- gap or interval of time (between turns) - opening in one's schedule - free time
空闲	空閒	kòngxián	- idle - free time - leisure - unused (place)
结识	結識	jiéshí	- to get to know sb - to meet sb for the first time
绵邈	綿邈	miánmiǎo	- far back in time - faraway - remote
耽误	耽誤	dānwu	- to delay - to hold up - to waste time - to interfere with
脱期	脫期	tuōqī	- to fail to come out on time - to miss a deadline
自习	自習	zìxí	- to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) - to study in one's free time - individual study
臾须	臾須	yúxū	- short period of time - a moment
良久	良久	liángjiǔ	- a good while - a long time
花季	花季	huājì	- youthful time - prime of youth - flowering season
花甲	花甲	huājiǎ	- complete sexagenary cycle - a 60 year-old person - passage of time
落脚	落腳	luòjiǎo	- to stay for a time - to stop over - to lodge - to sink down (into soft ground) - left-overs
行期	行期	xíngqī	- departure date - time to leave
计时	計時	jìshí	- to measure time - to time - to reckon by time
许久	許久	xǔjiǔ	- for a long time - for ages
误工	誤工	wùgōng	- to delay one's work - to be late for or absent from work - loss of working time
误点	誤點	wùdiǎn	- not on time - late (public transport, airlines) - overdue - behind schedule - delayed
贪玩	貪玩	tānwán	- to only want to have a good time - to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline
费时	費時	fèishí	- to take time - time-consuming
超前	超前	chāoqián	- to be ahead of one's time - to surpass or outdo one's predecessors - to be ahead of the pack - to take the lead - advanced
超迁	超遷	chāoqiān	- (literary) to be promoted more than one grade or rank at a time - to be promoted ahead of time
赶工	趕工	gǎngōng	- to work against the clock - to hurry with work to get it done in time
踏步	踏步	tàbù	- stride - to step (on the spot) - to mark time - at a standstill
蹉跎	蹉跎	cuōtuó	- wasted time - to take a wrong step in life
车程	車程	chēchéng	- travel time - expected time for a car journey
转背	轉背	zhuǎnbèi	- to turn one's back - to turn around - fig. change in a very short time
转脸	轉臉	zhuǎnliǎn	- to turn one's head - in no time - in the twinkling of an eye
近期	近期	jìnqī	- near in time - in the near future - very soon - recent
这下	這下	zhèxià	- this time
这时	這時	zhèshí	- at this time - at this moment
速成	速成	sùchéng	- crash (course) - accelerated (process) - quick (fix) - instant (success) - to achieve in a short time
递进	遞進	dìjìn	- gradual progress - to go forward one stage at a time
适值	適值	shìzhí	- just at that time - as it happens - by good luck, just then
适间	適間	shìjiān	- just now - the present time
遭罪	遭罪	zāozuì	- to endure - to suffer hardships - hard time - nuisance
那时	那時	nàshí	- then - at that time - in those days
那阵	那陣	nàzhèn	- at that time - then
钟点	鐘點	zhōngdiǎn	- hour - specified time
长久	長久	chángjiǔ	- (for a) long time
长期	長期	chángqī	- long term - long time - long range (of a forecast)
开心	開心	kāixīn	- to feel happy - to rejoice - to have a great time - to make fun of sb
闲暇	閑暇	xiánxiá	- leisure - free time - unoccupied - not in use
闲空	閒空	xiánkòng	- idle - free time - leisure
阔别	闊別	kuòbié	- separated for a long time
限期	限期	xiànqī	- to set a time limit - time limit - deadline
阵子	陣子	zhènzi	- period of time
随时	隨時	suíshí	- at any time - at all times - at the right time
顷刻	頃刻	qǐngkè	- instantly - in no time
头回	頭回	tóuhuí	- for the first time - on the previous occasion - last time (something occurred)
头道	頭道	tóudào	- first time - first (round, course, coat of paint etc)
飞转	飛轉	fēizhuàn	- to spin very fast - fig. fleeting passage of time
首度	首度	shǒudù	- first time
首次	首次	shǒucì	- first - first time - for the first time
首办	首辦	shǒubàn	- first organized - to run sth for the first time
齐头	齊頭	qítóu	- at the same time - simultaneously
一阵子	一陣子	yīzhènzi	- short period of time - while (time) - fit of anger
上半夜	上半夜	shàngbànyè	- first half of the night - time before midnight
二婚头	二婚頭	èrhūntóu	- remarried lady (contemptuous term) - lady who marries for a second time
来得及	來得及	láidejí	- there's still time - able to do sth in time
八辈子	八輩子	bābèizi	- (fig.) a long time
分步骤	分步驟	fēnbùzhòu	- step by step - one step at a time
到时候	到時候	dàoshíhòu	- when the moment comes - at that time
反应时	反應時	fǎnyīngshí	- response time
同时期	同時期	tóngshíqī	- at the same time - contemporary
夏令时	夏令時	xiàlìngshí	- daylight saving time
夏时制	夏時制	xiàshízhì	- daylight saving time
孵化期	孵化期	fūhuàqī	- incubation period - time for sth to develop
惜寸阴	惜寸陰	xīcùnyīn	- to cherish every moment - to make good use of one's time
慢慢来	慢慢來	mànmànlái	- take your time - take it easy
打拍子	打拍子	dǎpāizi	- to beat time
抓功夫	抓功夫	zhuāgōngfu	- to maximize one's time - to catch some time out - to find enough time - (also 抓工夫)
抓工夫	抓工夫	zhuāgōngfu	- to maximize one's time - to catch some time out - to find enough time - (also 抓功夫)
挨时间	挨時間	áishíjiān	- to stall - to play for time
时不时	時不時	shíbùshí	- from time to time
时炸弹	時炸彈	shízhàdàn	- time bomb
时间轴	時間軸	shíjiānzhóu	- time axis - timeline
有一次	有一次	yǒuyīcì	- once - once upon a time
标准时	標準時	biāozhǔnshí	- standard time
没事儿	沒事兒	méishìr	- to have spare time - free from work - it's not important - it's nothing - never mind
没空儿	沒空兒	méikòngr	- having no time
泡蘑菇	泡蘑菇	pàomógu	- to procrastinate - to shilly-shally and waste time
混日子	混日子	hùnrìzi	- to idle - to waste time
发稿时	發稿時	fāgǎoshí	- time of publication - at the time of going to press
短时间	短時間	duǎnshíjiān	- short term - short time
破天荒	破天荒	pòtiānhuāng	- unprecedented - for the first time - never before - first ever
第一次	第一次	dìyīcì	- the first time - first - number one
第二春	第二春	dìèrchūn	- (lit.) second spring - (fig.) falling in love for the second time - a new lease of life - rebirth
第二次	第二次	dìèrcì	- the second time - second - number two
绕一圈	繞一圈	ràoyīquān	- to go around one time - to do a circuit
老半天	老半天	lǎobàntiān	- (coll.) a long time
圣诞节	聖誕節	Shèngdànjié	- Christmas time - Christmas season - Christmas
花时间	花時間	huāshíjiān	- to take up time - to spend time
蔡东藩	蔡東藩	CàiDōngfān	- Cai Dongfan (1877-1945), historian, author of popular general history texts up until his own time
见面礼	見面禮	jiànmiànlǐ	- gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
计时法	計時法	jìshífǎ	- time reckoning
计时赛	計時賽	jìshísài	- time trial (e.g. in cycle race) - timed race - competition against the clock
赶得及	趕得及	gǎndéjí	- there is still time (to do sth) - to be able to do sth in time - to be able to make it
这下子	這下子	zhèxiàzi	- this time
那时候	那時候	nàshíhou	- at that time
那阵子	那陣子	nàzhènzi	- at that time - then
限时信	限時信	xiànshíxìn	- mail to be delivered by a specified time
头一回	頭一回	tóuyīhuí	- the first time - for the first time
黄金档	黃金檔	huángjīndàng	- prime time
一来二去	一來二去	yīláièrqù	- gradually - little by little - in the course of time
一刻千金	一刻千金	yīkèqiānjīn	- time is gold - every minute counts
一小阵儿	一小陣兒	yīxiǎozhènr	- very brief period of time
一时半刻	一時半刻	yīshíbànkè	- a short time - a little while
一时半晌	一時半晌	yīshíbànshǎng	- a short time - a little while
一时半会	一時半會	yīshíbànhuì	- a short time - a little while
一时半霎	一時半霎	yīshíbànshà	- a short time - a little while
一朝一夕	一朝一夕	yīzhāoyīxī	- lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) - fig. in a short period of time - overnight
上班时间	上班時間	shàngbānshíjiān	- time of going to work - the morning rush hour
不事生产	不事生產	bùshìshēngchǎn	- not to do anything productive - to idle away one's time
不失时机	不失時機	bùshīshíjī	- to seize the opportune moment - to lose no time
久而久之	久而久之	jiǔérjiǔzhī	- over time - as time passes - in the fullness of time
人间地狱	人間地獄	rénjiāndìyù	- hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive - fig. having an uncomfortable time
先睹为快	先睹為快	xiāndǔwéikuài	- joy of first experience (idiom) - the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
光阴似箭	光陰似箭	guāngyīnsìjiàn	- time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
分时多工	分時多工	fēnshíduōgōng	- time division multiplexing - TDM
初露才华	初露才華	chūlùcáihuá	- first sign of budding talent - to display one's ability for the first time
初露锋芒	初露鋒芒	chūlùfēngmáng	- first sign of budding talent - to display one's ability for the first time
加工时序	加工時序	jiāgōngshíxù	- time course
北京时间	北京時間	BěijīngShíjiān	- Chinese Standard Time
及时处理	及時處理	jíshíchǔlǐ	- timely handling - a stitch in time
反反复复	反反復復	fǎnfǎnfùfù	- repeatedly - time and time again
只争朝夕	只爭朝夕	zhǐzhēngzhāoxī	- to seize every minute (idiom) - to make the best use of one's time
在此之际	在此之際	zàicǐzhījì	- meanwhile - at the same time
在这期间	在這期間	zàizhèqījiān	- during time - in this time
大智如愚	大智如愚	dàzhìrúyú	- the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time
大红大紫	大紅大紫	dàhóngdàzǐ	- to hit the big time
定时炸弹	定時炸彈	dìngshízhàdàn	- time bomb
定期存款	定期存款	dìngqīcúnkuǎn	- fixed deposit - time deposit - certificate of deposit (banking)
年已蹉跎	年已蹉跎	niányǐcuōtuó	- the years slip away - fig. the inexorable passage of time - already too old
度日如年	度日如年	dùrìrúnián	- a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy - time crawls when one is wretched
后生可畏	後生可畏	hòushēngkěwèi	- will be redoubtable in later life (idiom); a young person's abilities must be respected, though inexperienced - the younger generations will surpass us in time
从从容容	從從容容	cóngcóngróngróng	- unhurried - all in good time
心无二用	心無二用	xīnwúèryòng	- one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time
忽忽悠悠	忽忽悠悠	hūhūyōuyōu	- indifferent to the passing of time - careless
应运而生	應運而生	yìngyùnérshēng	- to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) - to arise at an opportune time - able to take advantage of an opportunity - to rise to the occasion
悬崖勒马	懸崖勒馬	xuányálèmǎ	- lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time
打发时间	打發時間	dǎfāshíjiān	- to pass the time
抓紧时间	抓緊時間	zhuājǐnshíjiān	- to snatch time - to rush - to hurry (up) - to seize the moment
拖延时间	拖延時間	tuōyánshíjiān	- to procrastinate - to stall for time - to filibuster
按兵不动	按兵不動	ànbīngbùdòng	- to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
推陈布新	推陳佈新	tuīchénbùxīn	- to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate - to go beyond old ideas - advancing all the time
斗转星移	斗轉星移	Dǒuzhuǎnxīngyí	- lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved - time flies - also written 星移斗轉\|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3]
日月蹉跎	日月蹉跎	rìyuècuōtuó	- days and months slip away - fig. the inexorable passage of time
日积月累	日積月累	rìjīyuèlěi	- to accumulate over a long period of time
星移斗转	星移斗轉	xīngyíDǒuzhuǎn	- lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved - time flies - also written 斗轉星移\|斗转星移[Dou3 zhuan3 xing1 yi2]
时不再来	時不再來	shíbùzàilái	- Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
时不我待	時不我待	shíbùwǒdài	- time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
时代华纳	時代華納	ShídàiHuánà	- Time Warner Inc., US media company
时日无多	時日無多	shírìwúduō	- time is limited (idiom)
时有所闻	時有所聞	shíyǒusuǒwén	- heard from time to time - one keeps hearing that...
时段分析	時段分析	shíduànfēnxī	- time interval analysis
时空旅行	時空旅行	shíkōnglǚxíng	- time travel
时间区间	時間區間	shíjiānqūjiān	- time interval
时间序列	時間序列	shíjiānxùliè	- time series (stats.)
时间进程	時間進程	shíjiānjìnchéng	- time course
有钱有闲	有錢有閑	yǒuqiányǒuxián	- to have money and time - to be part of the leisure class - the idle rich
朝朝暮暮	朝朝暮暮	zhāozhāomùmù	- from dawn to dusk - all the time
东兔西乌	東兔西烏	dōngtùxīwū	- lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom) - fig. the passage of time
格林尼治	格林尼治	Gélínnízhì	- Greenwich (former location of Greenwich observatory, at zero longitude) - refers to Greenwich mean time
欢乐时光	歡樂時光	huānlèshíguāng	- happy time - happy hour (in bars etc)
岁不我与	歲不我與	suìbùwǒyǔ	- Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
岁月如流	歲月如流	suìyuèrúliú	- the passage of the years - the flow of time
每分每秒	每分每秒	měifēnměimiǎo	- all the time
海枯石烂	海枯石爛	hǎikūshílàn	- lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom) - fig. forever - until the end of time
消磨时间	消磨時間	xiāomóshíjiān	- to kill time
无时无刻	無時無刻	wúshíwúkè	- all the time - incessantly
营业时间	營業時間	yíngyèshíjiān	- time of business - opening hours (of shop) - working time
争分夺秒	爭分奪秒	zhēngfēnduómiǎo	- lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time - making every second count
猴年马月	猴年馬月	hóuniánmǎyuè	- long time off - time that will never come
珠流璧转	珠流璧轉	zhūliúbìzhuǎn	- lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time - water under the bridge
瓜熟蒂落	瓜熟蒂落	guāshúdìluò	- when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
生不逢时	生不逢時	shēngbùféngshí	- born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate) - born under an unlucky star - ahead of his time
当世无双	當世無雙	dāngshìwúshuāng	- unequalled in his time
当地时间	當地時間	dāngdìshíjiān	- local time
盛极一时	盛極一時	shèngjíyīshí	- all the rage for a time - grand fashion for a limited time
美东时间	美東時間	Měidōngshíjiān	- USA Eastern Standard Time
与此同时	與此同時	yǔcǐtóngshí	- at the same time - meanwhile
计时工资	計時工資	jìshígōngzī	- time rate wage - remuneration based on one's time and skill - opposite: piece rate wage 計件工資\|计件工资[ji4 jian4 gong1 zi1]
计时收费	計時收費	jìshíshōufèi	- time charge
计时比赛	計時比賽	jìshíbǐsài	- time trial (e.g. in cycle race) - timed race - competition against the clock
计时测验	計時測驗	jìshícèyàn	- time trial
计时炸弹	計時炸彈	jìshízhàdàn	- time bomb
踏步不前	踏步不前	tàbùbùqián	- to be at a standstill - to mark time
这早晚儿	這早晚兒	zhèzǎowǎnr	- now - at this time - this late
适逢其会	適逢其會	shìféngqíhuì	- to just happen to coincide with the occasion (idiom) - to be present just at the right time
铁窗生活	鐵窗生活	tiěchuāngshēnghuó	- time served in prison - prison life
阅读时间	閱讀時間	yuèdúshíjiān	- viewing time
随叫随到	隨叫隨到	suíjiàosuídào	- to be available at any time - to be on call
随机时间	隨機時間	suíjīshíjiān	- random period of time - random interval
双管齐下	雙管齊下	shuāngguǎnqíxià	- lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time - to attack one problem from two angles at the same time
响应时间	響應時間	xiǎngyìngshíjiān	- response time
风行一时	風行一時	fēngxíngyīshí	- to be popular for a while - to be all the rage for a time
黄金时段	黃金時段	huángjīnshíduàn	- prime time
一时半会儿	一時半會兒	yīshíbànhuìr	- a short time - a little while
日光节约时	日光節約時	rìguāngjiéyuēshí	- daylight saving time
时势造英雄	時勢造英雄	shíshìzàoyīngxióng	- Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
脚踏两条船	腳踏兩條船	jiǎotàliǎngtiáochuán	- lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) - fig. to have it both ways - to run after two hares - (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
与时间赛跑	與時間賽跑	yǔshíjiānsàipǎo	- to race against time
寸金难买寸光阴	寸金難買寸光陰	cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn	- An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. - Time is precious.
来得早不如来得巧	來得早不如來得巧	láidezǎobùrúláideqiǎo	- arriving early can't beat coming at the right time - perfect timing
格林威治标准时间	格林威治標準時間	GélínwēizhìBiāozhǔnshíjiān	- Greenwich Mean Time - GMT
善有善报，恶有恶报，若然不报时晨未到	善有善報，惡有惡報，若然不報時晨未到	shànyǒushànbào,èyǒuèbào,ruòránbùbàoshíchénwèidào	- Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time