English–Chinese
“time and space” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinshí kōng
Example
她常说如果能回到另一个时空就好了。tā cháng shuō rú guǒ néng huí dào lìng yí gè shí kōng jiù hǎo le
She often says it would be nice to return to another time and space.
How to say “time and space” in Chinese
“Time and space” in Chinese is 时空 (shí kōng).
A single framework that locates an event by both when it happens and where it happens.
Example sentences with 时空
小说中人物通过时空隧道回到过去。xiǎo shuō zhōng rén wù tōng guò shí kōng suì dào huí dào guò qù
In novels, characters return to the past through a space-time tunnel.
Tips for using 时空
- English often treats time and space as separate categories, but Chinese can use this single noun for an event's combined setting, including an imagined alternate reality.