汉英词典
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MEANING OF 不时 hsk 6
bù shí
不时 (不時)
from time to time / now and then / occasionally / frequently
经常 常常 时常 时时 每每 时不时 常事 频仍 隔三差五
偶尔
①不及时风雨不时。②不定时赋敛不时。③随时不时之需｜不时察看。
不 bù/bú 时 (時) shí
COMMON WORDS WITH 不时
不多时 ( 不多時 )
bù duō shí
Not long
( 不多時 )
时不时 ( 時不時 )
shí bù shí
from time to time
( 時不時 )
不失时机 ( 不失時機 )
bù shī shí jī
to seize the opportune moment / to lose no time
( 不失時機 )
不合时宜 ( 不合時宜 )
bù hé shí yí
untimely / premature / inopportune / ill-timed / out of fashion / behind the times
( 不合時宜 )
不识时务 ( 不識時務 )
bù shí shí wù
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
( 不識時務 )
不时之需 ( 不時之需 )
bù shí zhī xū
a possible period of want or need
( 不時之需 )
生不逢时 ( 生不逢時 )
shēng bù féng shí
born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate) / born under an unlucky star / ahead of his time
( 生不逢時 )
不入时宜 ( 不入時宜 )
bù rù shí yí
untimely / premature / inopportune / ill-timed / out of fashion / behind the times
( 不入時宜 )
不识时变 ( 不識時變 )
bù shí shí biàn
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
( 不識時變 )
不违农时 ( 不違農時 )
bù wéi nóng shí
not miss the farming season / do farm work in the right season
( 不違農時 )
三不五时 ( 三不五時 )
sān bù wǔ shí
(Tw) from time to time / frequently
( 三不五時 )
无一事而不学，无一时而不学，无一处而不得 ( 無一事而不學，無一時而不學，無一處而不得 )
wú yī shì ér bù xué , wú yī shí ér bù xué , wú yī chù ér bù dé
Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 Xi1])
( 無一事而不學，無一時而不學，無一處而不得 )
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 ( 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 )
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
( 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 )
善有善报，恶有恶报，若然不报时晨未到 ( 善有善報，惡有惡報，若然不報時晨未到 )
shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào , ruò rán bù bào shí chén wèi dào
Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time
( 善有善報，惡有惡報，若然不報時晨未到 )
机不可失，时不再来 ( 機不可失，時不再來 )
jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái
Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
( 機不可失，時不再來 )
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