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 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 尽力 盡力 jìn lì to strive one's hardest / to spare no effort 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 方便 fāng biàn convenient / suitable / to facilitate / to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself 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 业余 業餘 yè yú in one's spare time / outside working hours / amateur (historian etc) syn 时空 時空 shí kōng time and place / world of a particular locale and era / (physics) space-time syn 不惜 bù xī not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth) syn 来得及 來得及 lái de jí to have enough time / can do it in time / can still make it syn 备用 備用 bèi yòng reserve / spare / alternate / backup 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 竭尽全力 竭盡全力 jié jìn quán lì to spare no effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost 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 饶恕 饒恕 ráo shù to forgive / to pardon / to spare syn 排骨 pái gǔ pork chop / pork cutlet / spare ribs / (coll.) skinny person syn 奋力 奮力 fèn lì to do everything one can / to spare no effort / to strive syn 留情 liú qíng to relent (to spare sb's feelings) / to show mercy or forgiveness / to forbear / lenient syn 空闲 空閒 kòng xián leisure / spare time / (of a person) free / unoccupied / (of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied / unused / idle / vacant / spare 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 不遗余力 不遺餘力 bù yí yú lì to spare no pains or effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost 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 绰绰有余 綽綽有餘 chuò chuò yǒu yú enough and to spare (idiom) 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 鞠躬尽瘁 鞠躬盡瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom) / striving to the utmost 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) 饶命 饒命 ráo mìng to spare sb's life 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 零部件 líng bù jiàn spare part / component syn 救生圈 jiù shēng quān life buoy / life belt / (jocular) flab / spare tire 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 超生 chāo shēng (Buddhism) to be reincarnated / (fig.) to be lenient / to spare sb / to have more children than allowed under family planning policy syn 首次 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time syn 不辞劳苦 不辭勞苦 bù cí láo kǔ to spare no effort syn 不依不饶 不依不饒 bù yī bù ráo not to overlook, nor spare (idiom) / unwilling to forgive / to treat severely without listening to excuses 天时 天時 tiān shí the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order syn 学前教育 學前教育 xué qián jiào yù preschool education / early childhood education 特殊教育 tè shū jiào yù special education / special-needs education 尽心竭力 盡心竭力 jìn xīn jié lì to spare no effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost syn 备件 備件 bèi jiàn spare parts 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 备品 備品 bèi pǐn machine parts or tools kept in reserve / spare parts 初等教育 chū děng jiào yù primary education / junior school education 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 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) 素质教育 素質教育 sù zhì jiào yù all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育[ying4 shi4 jiao4 yu4], exam-oriented education) 饶了 饒了 ráo le to spare / to forgive 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) 网络教育 網絡教育 virtual education / online education 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 散件 sǎn jiàn spare parts / odds and ends 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) 中等教育 zhōng děng jiào yù secondary education / middle school education 到点 到點 dào diǎn it's time (to do sth) / the time has come syn 政教 zhèng jiào church and state / government and education / political education 备胎 備胎 bèi tāi spare tire / (slang) fallback guy (or girl) 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 在线教育 在線教育 virtual education / online education 卖 賣 mài to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt syn 饶 饒 ráo rich / abundant / exuberant / to add for free / to throw in as bonus / to spare / to forgive / despite / although 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 