Chinese word

时刻

Pronunciation

Pinyinshí kè

Meaning

  • nountime

Example

请记录事件发生的时刻。qǐng jì lù shì jiàn fā shēng de shí kè

Please record the time when the event occurred.

Illustration for 时刻 (time)

More examples

球员在关键时刻表现得很冷静。qiú yuán zài guān jiàn shí kè biǎo xiàn de hěn lěng jìng

The player stayed calm at the key moment.

Core concept

A pinpoint in the flow of time, whether shown on a clock or tied to an event.

Common phrases

  • 关键时刻guān jiàn shí kè

    key moment

  • 出发时刻chū fā shí kè

    departure time

  • 到达时刻dào dá shí kè

    arrival time

Similar words

时间shí jiān: A stretch or range of time surrounding an event.
时候shí hòu: An approximate point or period when something takes place.
点diǎn: The hour mark or specific hour shown on a clock.
刻kè: A time unit of fifteen minutes, or one quarter of an hour.

Definition in Chinese

通常指钟表上标示的具体时间点，也可指事件发生的瞬间或某一刻。tōng cháng zhǐ zhōng biǎo shàng biāo shì de jù tǐ shí jiān diǎn yě kě zhǐ shì jiàn fā shēng de shùn jiān huò mǒu yí kè

Word origin

时 (shí, "time") + 刻 (kè, "carved mark; short interval") presents time as a division that can be marked, which explains the word's focus on a precise point.

Usage tips

  • Compared with everyday questions about timing, this noun is common in records, schedules, and reports when the exact point of an event matters.

Other meanings

  • momentnoun

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