时间 (shíjiān) means Time (period). Below are 23 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
学好汉语需要 时间 。
Xué hǎo Hànyǔ xūyào shíjiān.
Learning Chinese well takes time.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 需要
别着急，还有 时间 。
Bié zháojí, hái yǒu shíjiān.
Don't worry, there's still time.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 着急
时间 不早了，我们走吧。
Shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒmen zǒu ba.
It's getting late, let's go.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 走
他挨了很长 时间 的等待。
Tā ái le hěn cháng shíjiān de děngdài.
He endured a long wait.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 挨
他每天玩游戏的 时间 太长了。
Tā měi tiān wán yóuxì de shíjiān tài cháng le.
He spends too long playing games every day.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 游戏
From the graded readers
我花了整整三天 时间 整理。
wǒ huāle zhěngzhěng sāntiān shíjiān zhěnglǐ.
It took me three full days to sort it out.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
我总觉得自己在浪费 时间 。
wǒ zǒng juéde zìjǐ zài làngfèi shíjiān.
I kept feeling I was wasting time.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
很长一段 时间 ，我不会说“不”。
hěn cháng / zhǎng yī duàn shíjiān, wǒ bùhuì shuō" bù".
For a long time I couldn't say no.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
毕业以后工作忙，就更没有 时间 了。
bìyè yǐhòu gōngzuò máng, jiù gèng / gēng méiyǒu shíjiān le / liǎo / liào.
After graduating, work was busy and there was even less time.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
超市里的东西很多，我找了很长 时间 。
chāo shì lǐ de / dì dōngxī hěnduō, wǒ zhǎo le / liǎo / liào hěn cháng / zhǎng shíjiān.
There was so much in the shop that it took me ages to find things.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
我忽然明白， 时间 带走的不只是样子。
wǒ hūrán míngbai, shíjiān dàizǒu de / dì bùzhǐ shì yàngzi.
I suddenly understood that what time takes away isn't only how you look.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
我听完以后，坐在那里很长 时间 说不出话。
wǒ tīngwán yǐhòu, zuò zài nàli hěn cháng / zhǎng shíjiān shuō bùchū huà.
After I heard that I sat there for a long time unable to speak.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
我们说了很长 时间 的话，他还给了我一个橘子。
wǒmen shuōle hěn cháng / zhǎng shíjiān de / dì huà, tā huángěi le / liǎo / liào wǒ yīgè júzi.
We talked for a long time, and he even gave me an orange.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai
那一刻我忽然明白：不懂得拒绝的人， 时间 是不值钱的。
nà / nèi yīkè wǒ hūrán míngbai: bù dǒngde jùjué de / dì rén, shíjiān shì bùzhí qián de / dì.
In that moment I understood: for someone who can't refuse, their time is worth nothing.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
From the travel phrasebook
谢谢您的 时间 。
Xièxie nín de shíjiān.
Thank you for your time.
Travel phrasebook · Meetings and introductions
谢谢您今天的 时间 。
Xièxie nín jīntiān de shíjiān.
Thank you for your time today.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
From the grammar library
Questions about 时间
How is 时间 used in a sentence?
This page shows 23 sentences using 时间 (shíjiān, "Time (period)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 时间 an HSK word?
Yes — 时间 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 时间?
The dictionary page for 时间 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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