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 多 duō many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi- / poly- 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 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 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 期间 期間 qī jiān period of time / time / time period / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time 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 时不时 時不時 shí bù shí from time to time syn 多年 duō nián many years / for many years / longstanding 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 工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort 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 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) 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 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 限期 xiàn qī to set a time limit / time limit / deadline 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 多方面 duō fāng miàn many-sided / in many aspects syn 繁多 fán duō many and varied / of many different kinds syn 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 一波三折 yī bō sān zhé calligraphic flourish with many twists / fig. many twists and turns syn 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 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 交货期 交貨期 jiāo huò qī delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery) / date of delivery 北京时间 北京時間 běi jīng shí jiān Beijing Time (BJT) / China Standard Time (CST) 百家 bǎi jiā many schools of thought / many people or households 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) 头一回 頭一回 tóu yī huí the first time / for the first time syn 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 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 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō (idiom) many little things add up to sth great / many little drops make an ocean syn 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 番 fān (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind / a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double") syn 上回 shàng huí last time / the previous time 度日如年 dù rì rú nián a day drags past like a year (idiom) / time hangs heavy / time crawls when one is wretched syn 费时 費時 fèi shí to take time / time-consuming syn 赶得及 趕得及 gǎn dé jí there is still time (to do sth) / to be able to do sth in time / to be able to make it syn 空儿 空兒 kòng r spare time / free time syn 积年 積年 jī nián for a long time / over many years / old / advanced in age syn 集腋成裘 jí yè chéng qiú many hairs make a fur coat (idiom) / many small contributions add up to sth big / many a mickle makes a muckle syn 就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn 那 nuó (archaic) many / beautiful / how / old variant of 挪[nuo2] syn 几 幾 jǐ how much / how many / several / a few syn 很多 hěn duō very many / very much / great (quantity) syn 多少 duō shao how much? / how many? / (phone number, student ID etc) what number? syn 多谢 多謝 duō xiè many thanks / thanks a lot syn 许多 許多 xǔ duō many / a lot of / much syn 不少 bù shǎo many / a lot / not few syn 千万 千萬 qiān wàn ten million / countless / many / one must by all means syn 好多 hǎo duō many / quite a lot / much better syn 往往 wǎng wǎng usually / in many cases / more often than not syn 多次 duō cì many times / repeatedly syn 大多 dà duō for the most part / many / most / the greater part / mostly syn 多多 duō duō many / much / a lot / lots and lots / more / even more syn 千真万确 千真萬確 qiān zhēn wàn què absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view syn 多种 多種 duō zhǒng many kinds of / multiple / diverse / multi- syn 若干 ruò gān a certain number or amount / how many? / how much? syn 繁星 fán xīng many stars / a vast sky full of stars syn 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many syn 世代 shì dài for many generations / generation / era / age syn 过多 過多 guò duō too many / excessive syn 诡计多端 詭計多端 guǐ jì duō duān deceitful in many ways (idiom) / wily and mischievous / full of craft and cunning syn 早年 zǎo nián many years ago / in the past / in one's early years syn 繁琐 繁瑣 fán suǒ many and complicated / mired in minor details syn 数不胜数 數不勝數 shǔ bù shèng shǔ (idiom) too many to count / innumerable syn 