Chinese word

计时

Pronunciation

Pinyinjì shí

Meaning

  • verbtime

Example

运动员用手表计时比赛。yùn dòng yuán yòng shóu biǎo jì shí bǐ sài

The athletes use a watch to time the race.

Illustration for 计时 (time)

More examples

比赛一开始，电子钟就开始计时。bǐ sài yì kāi shǐ diàn zi zhōng jiù kāi shǐ jì shí

As soon as the race began, the electronic clock started timing it.

Core concept

Turns the duration of an activity into a definite measured number.

Common phrases

  • 开始计时kāi shǐ jì shí

    start timing

  • 停止计时tíng zhǐ jì shí

    stop timing

  • 电子钟计时diàn zi zhōng jì shí

    time with an electronic clock

Similar words

记时jì shí: Keep a record of the time from an activity's start to its end or between stages.
测时cè shí: Use a device or method to measure a duration precisely.
用时yòng shí: State the amount of time needed to do something.

Definition in Chinese

测定某一活动或事件所用的时间并得到具体数值的动作。cè dìng mǒu yì huó dòng huò shì jiàn suǒ yòng de shí jiān bìng dé dào jù tǐ shù zhí de dòng zuò

Word origin

计时 (jìshí, "time") combines 计 (jì, "calculate") with 时 (shí, "time"), joining the act of working out a number with the time being measured.

Usage tips

  • English time can mean either measuring a race or the result, but 计时 (jìshí, "time") focuses on the measuring action in Chinese.

Related words

  • 计时系统jì shí xì tǒngtiming systemnoun
  • 计时装置jì shí zhuāng zhìtiming devicenoun

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