时 時 shí o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period syn 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 度 dù to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences syn 论 論 lùn opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) syn 更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn 小时 小時 xiǎo shí hour / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 节 節 jié joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) syn 刻 kè quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals syn 半小时 半小時 bàn xiǎo shí half hour 一小时 一小時 yī xiǎo shí one hour 时分 時分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 syn 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day syn 时辰 時辰 shí chen time / one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day syn 学时 學時 xué shí class hour / period syn 时速 時速 shí sù speed per hour 高峰期 gāo fēng qī peak period / rush hour 电表 電表 diàn biǎo power meter / ammeter / amperemeter / wattmeter / kilowatt-hour meter syn 钟头 鐘頭 zhōng tóu hour / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 包房 bāo fáng compartment (of train, ship etc) / private room at restaurant / rented room for karaoke / hotel room rented by the hour 正点 正點 zhèng diǎn (of a train etc) on time / punctual / (slang) awesome / (Tw) on the hour syn 午时 午時 wǔ shí 11 am-1 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 千瓦时 千瓦時 qiān wǎ shí kilowatt-hour 零时 零時 líng shí midnight / zero hour 子时 子時 zǐ shí 11 pm-1 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 工时 工時 gōng shí man-hour 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 审时度势 審時度勢 shěn shí duó shì to judge the hour and size up the situation / to take stock syn 整点 整點 zhěng diǎn time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc) / to make an inventory / (math.) point that has integer coordinates 雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom) / fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need syn 钟点 鐘點 zhōng diǎn hour / specified time syn 时针 時針 shí zhēn hand of a clock / hour hand 猴儿 猴兒 hóu r monkey syn 欢乐时光 歡樂時光 huān lè shí guāng happy time / happy hour (in bars etc) 生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch 兆瓦 zhào wǎ megawatt 申时 申時 shēn shí 3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 辰时 辰時 chén shí 7-9 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 亥时 亥時 hài shí 9-11 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 卯时 卯時 mǎo shí 5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 丑时 丑時 chǒu shí 1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 寅时 寅時 yín shí 3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 俾昼作夜 俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs) / fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour 计时工资 計時工資 jì shí gōng zī payment by the hour / time-rate wages (opposite: piece-rate wage 計件工資|计件工资[ji4 jian4 gong1 zi1]) 时至今日 時至今日 shí zhì jīn rì (idiom) up to the present / even now / now (in contrast with the past) / at this late hour syn 兆瓦特 zhào wǎ tè megawatt 八小时工作制 八小時工作制 bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì eight-hour working day 上下班时间 上下班時間 shàng xià bān shí jiān rush hour 公里时 公里時 gōng lǐ shí kilometer per hour 学分小时 學分小時 xué fēn xiǎo shí credit hour (in an academic credit system) / see also 學分制|学分制[xue2 fen1 zhi4] 巳时 巳時 sì shí 9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 后儿 後兒 hòu r the day after tomorrow 更次 gēng cì one watch (i.e. two-hour period during night) 未时 未時 wèi shí 1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 每时每日 每時每日 měi shí měi rì every day and every hour / hourly and daily (idiom) 酉时 酉時 yǒu shí 5-7 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times) 养兵千日，用兵一时 養兵千日，用兵一時 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom) / fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off 安培小时 安培小時 ān péi xiǎo shí ampere-hour (Ah) 十亿瓦时 shí yì wǎ shí gigawatt hour H时 H時 hshí H-hour 2009年地球一小时 2009年地球一小時 Earth Hour 2009 外交时间 外交時間 diplomatic hour 时租 時租 shí zū to rent by the hour 