时而

Traditional時而

  1. occasionally; from time to time

Example sentences

我时而乐观，时而悲观。

wǒ shí ér lè guān, shí ér bēi guān.

I am by turns an optimist and a pessimist.

Related words

一会儿yī huì ra moment万一wàn yījust in case不可多得bù kě duō déhard to come by不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too偶尔ǒu ěroccasionally偶然性ǒu rán xìngchance千载难逢qiān zǎi nán féngextremely rare (idiom)少有shǎo yǒurare

Found in idioms

顺时而动shùn shí ér dòng待时而动dài shí ér dòng

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