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The word 有时 is formed by combining the character 有, meaning "to have" or "there is", with 时, meaning "time" or "moment". This juxtaposition creates a compound where the literal sense of "there are times" conveys the adverbial meaning "sometimes", through the direct semantic contribution of each character.

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他有时会迟到。

Tā yǒushí huì chídào.

He is sometimes late.

有时我会去公园散步。

Yǒushí wǒ huì qù gōngyuán sànbù.

Sometimes I go for a walk in the park.

这里的天气有时热，有时冷。

Zhèlǐ de tiānqì yǒushí rè, yǒushí lěng.

The weather here is sometimes hot and sometimes cold.

我有时觉得工作很有压力，但有时又很享受。

Wǒ yǒushí juéde gōngzuò hěn yǒu yālì, dàn yǒushí yòu hěn xiǎngshòu.

I sometimes feel work is very stressful, but sometimes I really enjoy it.

生活节奏有时快得让人喘不过气，有时却又缓慢得令人沉思。

Shēnghuó jiézòu yǒushí kuài de ràng rén chuǎn bú guò qì, yǒushí què yòu huǎnmàn de lìng rén chénsī.

The pace of life is sometimes so fast it takes your breath away, yet at other times it's so slow it makes one contemplative.

Word Definition - 有时

yǒu shí sometimes; now and then

Individual Character Details

有 yǒu
时 shí, shí, shí