有时候
yǒu shí hou
Pinyin

Definition

有时候
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yǒu shí hou
  1. sometimes

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

时候
shí hou
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 length of time
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period
有
yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 there is
  3. 3 there are
  4. 4 to exist
  5. 5 to be
没有
méi yǒu
  1. 1 haven't
  2. 2 hasn't
  3. 3 doesn't exist
  4. 4 to not have
  5. 5 to not be
具有
jù yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to possess
含有
hán yǒu
  1. 1 to contain
  2. 2 including
唯有
wéi yǒu
  1. 1 only
问候
wèn hòu
  1. 1 to give one's respects
  2. 2 to send a greeting
  3. 3 (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
守候
shǒu hòu
  1. 1 to wait for
  2. 2 to expect
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to watch over
  5. 5 to nurse
富有
fù yǒu
  1. 1 rich
  2. 2 full of
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
  1. 1 in one's childhood
所有
suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 all
  2. 2 to have
  3. 3 to possess
  4. 4 to own
拥有
yōng yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to possess
有些
yǒu xiē
  1. 1 some
  2. 2 somewhat
有意
yǒu yì
  1. 1 to intend
  2. 2 intentionally
  3. 3 interested in
有意思
yǒu yì si
  1. 1 interesting
  2. 2 meaningful
  3. 3 enjoyable
  4. 4 fun
有所
yǒu suǒ
  1. 1 somewhat
  2. 2 to some extent
有效
yǒu xiào
  1. 1 effective
  2. 2 in effect
  3. 3 valid
有时
yǒu shí
  1. 1 sometimes
  2. 2 now and then
有时候
yǒu shí hou
  1. 1 sometimes
有的
yǒu de
  1. 1 (there are) some (who are...)
  2. 2 some (exist)

Idioms (20)

一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
  1. 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
  1. 1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
人外有人，天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
傻人有傻福
shǎ rén yǒu shǎ fú
  1. 1 fortune favors fools (idiom)
  2. 2 fool's luck
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
  1. 1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt

Sample Sentences

嗯，别担心，有时候不努力一下，你都不知道什么叫绝望，好吧，据不完全统计，你每个月总有那么几天情绪大大地失控。应该正在周期内吧？
ng4 ，bié dānxīn ，yǒushíhou bù nǔlì yīxià ，nǐ dōu bù zhīdào shénme jiào juéwàng ，hǎoba ，jù bù wánquán tǒngjì ，nǐ měi ge yuè zǒng yǒu nàme jǐtiān qíngxù dàdà de shīkòng 。yīnggāi zhèngzài zhōuqī nèi ba ？
Yeah, don't worry. If you don't ever try, you won't know what despair is. OK, according to incomplete data, you always have those few days a month in which you lose control of your emotions big time. You must be on your period, no?
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可不是嘛，男人就是笨手笨脚的，有时候觉得可爱，有时候真觉得自己又给儿子当妈又给老公当妈。
kěbushì ma ，nánrén jiùshì bènshǒubènjiǎo de ，yǒushíhou juéde kě ài ，yǒushíhou zhēn juéde zìjǐ yòu gěi érzi dāng mā yòu gěi lǎogōng dāng mā 。
Isn't that it exactly? Men are so clumsy, sometimes I think it's cute, but sometimes I feel like I'm a mother for both my son and my husband.
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说得也有几分道理，有时候我就是习惯性赖床，明明醒了，却还喜欢黏在我的爱床上，内心想着是，多睡一分钟也是赚到。
shuōde yě yǒu jǐ fēn dàolǐ ，yǒushíhou wǒ jiùshì xíguànxìng làichuáng ，míngmíng xǐng le ，què hái xǐhuan nián zài wǒ de àichuáng shàng ，nèixīn xiǎng zhe shì ，duō shuì yīfēnzhōng yě shì zhuàn dào 。
You are making quite a bit of sense. Sometime, with me, it's just that I've got into the habit of having a lie in. I'm actually awake, but I just like to lay in the warm embrace of my beloved bed. What I'm thinking is that every extra minute of sleep I get is a minute won!
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秦宇是个羞涩的男孩儿，他其实有时候想和这个女孩儿聊几句，但也不知道该从何聊起。就这么过了将近三个月，他和女孩儿几乎天天见到面，但除了点咖啡和道谢之外，他们两人未曾说过其它话语。
qínyǔ shì gè xiūsè de nánháir5 ，tā qíshí yǒushíhou xiǎng hé zhège nǚháiēr liáo jǐ jù ，dàn yě bù zhīdào gāi cónghé liáo qǐ 。jiù zhème guò le jiāngjìn sān ge yuè ，tā hé nǚháiēr jīhū tiāntiān jiàndào miàn ，dàn chúle diǎn kāfēi hé dàoxiè zhīwài ，tāmen liǎng rén wèicéng shuō guo qítā huàyǔ 。
QinYu is a shy boy. Sometimes he really wanted to make small talk with this girl, but he didn't know where to start. About three months had passed, and he had been meeting this girl almost every day. But aside from ordering coffee and a thank-you, they hadn't said anything else to each other.
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有问题”的歧义，有时候指的是“脑子有问题”、“有病“。
yǒu wèntí ”de qíyì ，yǒushíhou zhǐ de shì “nǎozi yǒu wèntí ”、“yǒubìng “。
The reason that the term "you wen ti" can be ambiguous, is that sometimes it can me "problem with one's brain" "to be sick/crazy"
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我很少运动，有时候去游泳。
wǒ hěn shǎo yùndòng ，yǒushíhou qù yóuyǒng 。
I don't exercise very often, sometimes I go swimming.
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你说的对，我每次挑卡片也都得好好想想那个人的个性，有时候会觉得真不了解自己的朋友。
nǐshuōde duì ，wǒ měicì tiāo kǎpiàn yě dōu děi hǎohāo xiǎngxiang nà ge rén de gèxìng ，yǒushíhou huì juéde zhēn bù liǎojiě zìjǐ de péngyou 。
You're not wrong. Every time I choose a card I always have a good think about their personality. Sometimes I feel I really don't understand my own friends.
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是啊，有时候我觉得他比我还能说。
shì a ，yǒushíhou wǒ juéde tā bǐ wǒ hái néng shuō 。
Yes, sometimes I think he's more eloquent than me.
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平日只能排晚班，假日都可以配合，请问有假吗？我家在南部，有时候得回家。
píngrì zhǐnéng pái wǎnbān ，jiàrì dōu kěyǐ pèihé ，qǐngwèn yǒu jià ma ？wǒjiā zài nánbù ，yǒushíhou děi huíjiā 。
On weekdays I can only work the late shift, on weekends I can work any shift. Can I ask if there are any holidays? I'm from the South, so sometimes I have to go back there.
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