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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 有时候

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
有时候 yǒu shí hou - sometimes

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 1 1,189 2,262 808

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
shí- old variant of 時|时[shi2]
shí- surname Shi
shí- o'clock
- time
- when
- hour
- season
- period
hòu- to wait
- to inquire after
- to watch
- season
- climate
- (old) period of five days

Other Words Containing 有时候

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
有时候 - 1 1,189 2,262 808