HSK · Level 5
133 words
Chinese word
时时
Pronunciation
Pinyinshí shí
Meaning
- adverboften
Example
他时时担心孩子的安全。tā shí shí dān xīn hái zi de ān quán
He often worries about his child's safety.
More examples
父母时时关注孩子的学习进展。fù mǔ shí shí guān zhù hái zi de xué xí jìn zhǎn
Parents often pay attention to their child's learning progress.
Core concept
A pattern returns across many moments, so an action or state is present again and again over time.
Common phrases
时时关注shí shí guān zhù
often pay attention to
时时提醒shí shí tí xǐng
often remind
时时担心shí shí dān xīn
often worry about
Similar words
经常jīng cháng: Happening often in the course of ordinary daily life.
常常cháng cháng: Happening often as a regular habit or tendency.
总是zǒng shì: Continuing to be the case at all times.
频繁pín fán: Happening many times within short intervals.
Definition in Chinese
表示动作或状态在很多时间里反复发生或持续存在，相当于“经常”“常常”的副词。biǎo shì dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài zài hěn duō shí jiān lǐ fǎn fù fā shēng huò chí xù cún zài xiāng dāng yú jīng cháng cháng cháng de fù cí
Word origin
时时 (shíshí, "often") is formed by repeating 时 (shí, "time"), turning separate times into a recurring pattern.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this adverb usually comes before the verb and can sound more literary or emphatic than the most ordinary conversational choice.