不时

不时 bùshí in a sentence

Often

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

不时 (bùshí) means Often. Below are 2 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

屋外 不时 传来汽车的喇叭声。

Wū wài bùshí chuánlái qìchē de lǎba shēng.

Car horns sounded outside every now and then.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不时

他一边说话,一边 不时 看看手表。

Tā yìbiān shuōhuà, yìbiān bùshí kànkan shǒubiǎo.

As he talked he glanced at his watch from time to time.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不时

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How is 不时 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 不时 (bùshí, "Often"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 不时 an HSK word?

Yes — 不时 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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