去 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) syn 时候 時候 shí hou time / length of time / moment / period syn 次 cì next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time syn 时间 時間 shí jiān (concept of) time / (duration of) time / (point in) time syn 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) syn 约会 約會 yuē huì appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet syn 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 日 rì sun / day / date, day of the month syn 日子 rì zi day / a (calendar) date / days of one's life syn 时刻 時刻 shí kè time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always syn 随时 隨時 suí shí at any time / at all times / at the right time / whenever necessary syn 时光 時光 shí guāng time / era / period of time syn 期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn 交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact syn 期间 期間 qī jiān period of time / time / time period / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 日期 rì qī date / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一向 yī xiàng a period of time in the recent past / (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along / the whole time syn 时空 時空 shí kōng time and place / world of a particular locale and era / (physics) space-time syn 来得及 來得及 lái de jí to have enough time / can do it in time / can still make it syn 计时 計時 jì shí to measure time / to time / to reckon by time 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 过时 過時 guò shí old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon syn 时不时 時不時 shí bù shí from time to time syn 期限 qī xiàn time limit / deadline / allotted time syn 早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future syn 过期 過期 guò qī to be overdue / to exceed the time limit / to expire (as in expiration date) syn 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort syn 追溯 zhuī sù lit. to go upstream / to trace sth back to / to date from syn 早日 zǎo rì soon / at an early date / the early days / the past syn 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day syn 不时 不時 bù shí from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently syn 老掉牙 lǎo diào yá very old / obsolete / out of date syn 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 车程 車程 chē chéng travel time / expected time for a car journey 一度 yī dù for a time / at one time / one time / once syn 时差 時差 shí chā time difference / time lag / jet lag 届时 屆時 jiè shí when the time comes / at the scheduled time syn 定时 定時 dìng shí to fix a time / fixed time / timed (of explosive etc) 预产期 預產期 yù chǎn qī expected date of childbirth / estimated due date (EDD) 为期 為期 wéi qī (to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time) syn 相约 相約 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn 分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn 迄今 qì jīn so far / to date / until now syn 时而 時而 shí ér occasionally / from time to time syn 自习 自習 zì xí to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) / to study in one's free time / individual study syn 反反复复 反反復復 fǎn fǎn fù fù repeatedly / time and time again syn 截至 jié zhì up to (a time) / by (a time) syn 历来 歷來 lì lái always / throughout (a period of time) / (of) all-time syn 保质期 保質期 bǎo zhì qī shelf life / expiration date 有效期 yǒu xiào qī period of validity / sell-by date 限期 xiàn qī to set a time limit / time limit / deadline syn 敲定 qiāo dìng to come to a decision / to fix on (a date etc) / to determine / to finalize / to nail down (a deal etc) syn 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 耗时 耗時 hào shí time-consuming / to take a period of (x amount of time) 双管齐下 雙管齊下 shuāng guǎn qí xià lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom) / fig. to work on two tasks at the same time / to attack one problem from two angles at the same time syn 时隔 時隔 shí gé separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time) 久而久之 jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī over time / as time passes / in the fullness of time syn 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 首次 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time syn 天时 天時 tiān shí the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order syn 日头 日頭 rì tóu sun (dialect) / daytime / date syn 开拔 開拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition) syn 先期 xiān qī the time before a certain date / in advance / beforehand / premature / initial period syn 补交 補交 bǔ jiāo to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date 消闲 消閒 xiāo xián to spend one's leisure time / to idle away the time syn 蹉跎 cuō tuó (literary) to slip / (of looks etc) to fade away / (of time) to slip away / to squander (time, opportunities) / to dillydally syn 盛极一时 盛極一時 shèng jí yī shí all the rage for a time / grand fashion for a limited time syn 远期 遠期 yuǎn qī long-term / at a fixed date in the future (e.g. for repayment) / abbr. for 遠期合約|远期合约[yuan3 qi1 he2 yue1] 交货期 交貨期 jiāo huò qī delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery) / date of delivery 会期 會期 huì qī the duration of a conference / the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held / session / the date of a meeting 枣树 棗樹 zǎo shù jujube tree / date tree / Zizyphus vulgaris / CL:棵[ke1] syn 团购 團購 tuán gòu group buying / collective buying / buying by a group of individuals who negotiate a discount for the group 北京时间 北京時間 běi jīng shí jiān Beijing Time (BJT) / China Standard Time (CST) 跟前 gēn qián the front (of) / (in) front / (in) sb's presence / just before (a date) syn 出生日期 chū shēng rì qī date of birth 文号 文號 wén hào document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number) 拍拖 pāi tuō (dialect) to date sb 红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube / red date 回回 huí huí time and again / every time 空档 空檔 kòng dàng gap (between two objects) / interval of time (between events) / opening in one's schedule / free time / (fig.) gap (in the market etc) 走时 走時 zǒu shí (of a watch or clock) to keep time / (physics) propagation time / travel time (of a wave) 到期日 dào qī rì due date / expiry date / maturity date 头一回 頭一回 tóu yī huí the first time / for the first time syn 择日 擇日 zé rì to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date 扶正 fú zhèng to set sth upright or straight / to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal) / (old) to raise from concubine to wife status 死期 sǐ qī time of death / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term 时点 時點 shí diǎn point of time (in time-based systems) 到点 到點 dào diǎn it's time (to do sth) / the time has come syn 酸枣 酸棗 suān zǎo sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa) 光阴似箭 光陰似箭 guāng yīn sì jiàn time flies like an arrow (idiom) / How time flies! syn 天时地利人和 天時地利人和 tiān shí dì lì rén hé the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom) / a good time to go to war 瞿秋白 qū qiū bái Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March 保鲜期 保鮮期 bǎo xiān qī shelf life / freshness date 上回 shàng huí last time / the previous time 