有时 (yǒushí) means Sometimes (now and then). Below are 19 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
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
太老实 有时 候会吃亏。
Tài lǎoshi yǒu shíhou huì chīkuī.
Being too honest can sometimes cost you.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 吃亏
现实 有时 候是冷酷的。
Xiànshí yǒushíhou shì lěngkù de.
Reality is sometimes unfeeling.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 冷酷
等待 有时 是一种折磨。
Děngdài yǒushí shì yì zhǒng zhémo.
Waiting is sometimes a torment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 折磨
我想去，可是没 有时 间。
Wǒ xiǎng qù, kěshì méiyǒu shíjiān.
I would like to go, but I have no time.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 可是
他很想去，却没 有时 间。
Tā hěn xiǎng qù, què méiyǒu shíjiān.
He would like to go, yet he has no time.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 却
孤独 有时 也是一种享受。
Gūdú yǒushí yě shì yì zhǒng xiǎngshòu.
Solitude too is sometimes a pleasure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 孤独
他老了， 有时 候有点糊涂。
Tā lǎo le, yǒu shíhou yǒudiǎn hútu.
He is old and sometimes gets muddled.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 糊涂
固执己见 有时 会错失良机。
Gùzhí jǐ jiàn yǒushí huì cuòshī liángjī.
Clinging to your own view can sometimes cost you a good chance.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 固执
有时 候倾听比说话更重要。
Yǒushíhou qīngtīng bǐ shuōhuà gèng zhòngyào.
Sometimes listening matters more than speaking.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 倾听
面对天灾，人 有时 无能为力。
Miànduì tiānzāi, rén yǒushí wú néng wéi lì.
In the face of natural disaster people are sometimes powerless.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 无能为力
早点出发，以便 有时 间准备。
Zǎodiǎn chūfā, yǐbiàn yǒu shíjiān zhǔnbèi.
Set off early so there is time to prepare.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 以便
他工作繁忙，很少 有时 间休息。
Tā gōngzuò fánmáng, hěn shǎo yǒu shíjiān xiūxi.
His work is so busy that he rarely has time to rest.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 繁忙
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From the graded readers
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
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Questions about 有时
How is 有时 used in a sentence?
This page shows 19 sentences using 有时 (yǒushí, "Sometimes (now and then)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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