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 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 时光 時光 shí guāng time / era / period of time syn 度过 度過 dù guò to pass / to spend (time) / to survive / to get through 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 度假 dù jià to go on holidays / to spend one's vacation 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 过夜 過夜 guò yè to spend the night / overnight 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 花钱 花錢 huā qián to spend money 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 花费 花費 huā fèi expense / cost / to spend (time or money) / expenditure syn 独处 獨處 dú chǔ to live alone / to spend time alone (or with a significant other) 出血 chū xuè to bleed / bleeding / (fig.) to spend money in large amounts syn 时不时 時不時 shí bù shí from time to time syn 出手 chū shǒu to dispose of / to spend (money) / to undertake a task 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 开支 開支 kāi zhī expenditures / expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]) / to spend money / (coll.) to pay wages 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 支出 zhī chū to spend / to pay out / expenses / expenditure 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 耗费 耗費 hào fèi to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander syn 定时 定時 dìng shí to fix a time / fixed time / timed (of explosive etc) 破费 破費 pò fèi to spend (money or time) 避暑 bì shǔ to be away for the summer holidays / to spend a holiday at a summer resort / to prevent sunstroke 露宿 lù sù to sleep outdoors / to spend the night in the open syn 花销 花銷 huā xiāo to spend (money) / expenses syn 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 费神 費神 fèi shén to spend effort / to take trouble / May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request) / Please would you mind...? 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 欢度 歡度 huān dù to merrily spend (an occasion) / to celebrate 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 耗资 耗資 hào zī to spend / expenditure / to cost 花天酒地 huā tiān jiǔ dì to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom) / to indulge in sensual pleasures / life of debauchery syn 游逛 遊逛 yóu guàng to go sightseeing / to spend one's leisure time wandering around syn 首次 shǒu cì first / first time / for the first time syn 挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) / fig. to spend money like water / extravagant syn 天时 天時 tiān shí the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order syn 消夏 xiāo xià to spend the summer / to take a summer vacation syn 消闲 消閒 xiāo xián to spend one's leisure time / to idle away the time syn 斥资 斥資 chì zī to spend / to allocate funds syn 消暑 xiāo shǔ to spend a summer holiday / to beat the summer heat 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 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) 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) 渡假 dù jià (Tw) to go on holidays / to spend one's vacation 花掉 huā diào to spend (time, money) / to waste 走时 走時 zǒu shí (of a watch or clock) to keep time / (physics) propagation time / travel time (of a wave) 泡吧 pào bā to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc) / to go clubbing 头一回 頭一回 tóu yī huí the first time / for the first time syn 花光 huā guāng to spend all one's money 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 终老 終老 zhōng lǎo to spend one's last years 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 乱花 亂花 luàn huā to spend recklessly / to waste money 乱花钱 亂花錢 luàn huā qián to spend money recklessly / to squander 饥不择食 飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom) / beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives. 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 月光族 yuè guāng zú people who spend all their monthly earnings before the next payday 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 量入为出 量入為出 liàng rù wéi chū to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom) / to live within one's means / You can only spend what you earn. syn 费工夫 費工夫 fèi gōng fu to spend a great deal of time and effort / (of a task) demanding / exacting syn 费 費 fèi to cost / to spend / fee / wasteful / expenses syn 耗 hào to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander / news / (coll.) to delay / to dilly-dally syn 销 銷 xiāo to melt (metal) / to cancel / to annul / to sell / to expend / to spend / pin / bolt / to fasten with a pin or bolt 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 