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 工作 gōng zuò to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 消息 xiāo xi (piece of) news / information / message / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 马 馬 mǎ horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess syn 部分 bù fen part / portion / piece / Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] 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 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office 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 没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind syn 期间 期間 qī jiān period of time / time / time period / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 城堡 chéng bǎo castle / rook (chess piece) syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 片子 piàn zi thin flake / small piece 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 打工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 艺术品 藝術品 yì shù pǐn art piece / work of art / CL:件[jian4] 枪手 槍手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own 时不时 時不時 shí bù shí from time to time syn 一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company 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 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn 曲目 qǔ mù repertoire / program / song / piece of music syn 时段 時段 shí duàn time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day syn 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 面积 面積 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land 不时 不時 bù shí from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently syn 棋子 qí zǐ chess piece / CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) syn 时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn 齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one 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 连体 連體 lián tǐ conjoined (twins) / one-piece (garment) 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 藏品 cáng pǐn museum piece / collector's item / precious object 时差 時差 shí chā time difference / time lag / jet lag 修饰 修飾 xiū shì to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to polish (a written piece) / to qualify or modify (grammar) syn 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) 同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 剧目 劇目 jù mù theatrical piece (play or opera) / repertoire / list of plays or operas syn 兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time / to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) syn 出勤 chū qín to go to work / to be present (at work, school etc) / to be away on business syn 做工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands / manual work / workmanship syn 连衣裙 連衣裙 lián yī qún a one-piece dress syn 纸片 紙片 zhǐ piàn a piece, scrap or fragment of paper 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 超时 超時 chāo shí to exceed the time limit / (to work) overtime / (computing) timeout 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 名曲 míng qǔ famous song / well-known piece of music 反反复复 反反復復 fǎn fǎn fù fù repeatedly / time and time again syn 润色 潤色 rùn sè to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) syn 蹲点 蹲點 dūn diǎn (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience / (dialect) taking a crap 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 体统 體統 tǐ tǒng decorum / propriety / arrangement or form (of piece of writing) syn 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently syn 黑子 hēi zǐ black piece (in Chinese chess) / black stone (in Go) / (astronomy) sunspot syn 限期 xiàn qī to set a time limit / time limit / deadline syn 佳作 jiā zuò masterpiece / fine piece of writing syn 夹击 夾擊 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks syn 全日制 quán rì zhì full-time (schooling, work etc) 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 搭载 搭載 dā zài (of a vehicle) to carry (a passenger or payload) / (of a device or system) to be equipped with (a piece of hardware or software) 耗时 耗時 hào shí time-consuming / to take a period of (x amount of time) 信函 xìn hán letter / piece of correspondence (incl. email) 埋头苦干 埋頭苦幹 mái tóu kǔ gàn to bury oneself in work (idiom) / to be engrossed in work / to make an all-out effort / up to the neck in work syn 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 鸟枪 鳥槍 niǎo qiāng flintlock musket / fowling piece (shotgun) / air gun 谱写 譜寫 pǔ xiě to compose (a piece of music) / (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride) syn 稿件 gǎo jiàn piece of writing submitted for publication / manuscript / article syn 时隔 時隔 shí gé separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time) 上工 shàng gōng to go to work / to start work syn 久而久之 jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī over time / as time passes / in the fullness of time syn 事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine syn 篇幅 piān fu length (of a piece of writing) / space occupied on a printed page 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 谱曲 譜曲 pǔ qǔ to compose a piece of music syn 工种 工種 gōng zhǒng kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc) 习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise 返工 fǎn gōng to do poorly done work over again / (Guangdong dialect) to go to work 发案 發案 fā àn occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act) / to take place / to occur / to advertise freelance work 苦功 kǔ gōng hard work / laborious effort / painstaking work 