时光 shíguāng

1. Era (time - period of time)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 时光 will read it the same way this page does.

时光 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

What does 时光 mean in English?

时光 is pronounced shíguāng and means Era (time - period of time).

How do you pronounce 时光?

时光 is shíguāng in pinyin — written shiguang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 时光?

时光 is written with 2 characters: 时 (shí) When (time - hour - season - o'clock), 光 (guāng) Light (glory - bare - smooth). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 时光 written in traditional Chinese?

時光. The simplified form 时光 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 時光 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced shíguāng.

Is 时光 an HSK word?

Yes — 时光 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.