shíjiān

Usages of shíjiān

我wǒ 可能kěnéng 没有méiyǒu 时间shíjiān 去qù。wǒ kěnéng méiyǒu shíjiān qù.
I might not have time to go.
如果rúguǒ 你nǐ 有yǒu 时间shíjiān, 我们wǒmen 就jiù 一起yìqǐ 去qù 学校xuéxiào。rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shíjiān, wǒmen jiù yìqǐ qù xuéxiào.
If you have time, we will go to school together.
他tā 可能kěnéng 在zài 外面wàimiàn 工作gōngzuò, 所以suǒyǐ 没méi 时间shíjiān。tā kěnéng zài wàimiàn gōngzuò, suǒyǐ méi shíjiān.
He might be working outside, so he has no time.
今天jīntiān 中午zhōngwǔ 以后yǐhòu 我wǒ 才cái 有yǒu 时间shíjiān。jīntiān zhōngwǔ yǐhòu wǒ cái yǒu shíjiān.
I only have time after noon today.
我Wǒ 和hé 她tā 一边yìbiān 聊天liáotiān, 一边yìbiān 复习fùxí, 连lián 时间shíjiān 都dōu 忘记wàngjì 了le。Wǒ hé tā yìbiān liáotiān, yìbiān fùxí, lián shíjiān dōu wàngjì le.
She and I were chatting while reviewing and even forgot the time.
我wǒ 想xiǎng 去qù 超市chāoshì, 可是kěshì 没méi 时间shíjiān。wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì, kěshì méi shíjiān.
I want to go to the supermarket, but I don’t have time.
你nǐ 先xiān 休息xiūxi 一会儿yíhuìr, 我们wǒmen 还hái 有yǒu 一些yìxiē 时间shíjiān, 然后ránhòu 我们wǒmen 继续jìxù 学习xuéxí。nǐ xiān xiūxi yíhuìr, wǒmen hái yǒu yìxiē shíjiān, ránhòu wǒmen jìxù xuéxí.
Rest for a while first; we still have some time, then we’ll continue studying.
他tā 说shuō 自己zìjǐ 的de 生活shēnghuó 太tài 忙máng, 没méi 时间shíjiān 散步sànbù。tā shuō zìjǐ de shēnghuó tài máng, méi shíjiān sànbù.
He says his life is too busy and he has no time to take walks.
即使jíshǐ 很hěn 忙máng, 我们wǒmen 也yě 应该yīnggāi 找zhǎo 时间shíjiān 运动yùndòng, 让ràng 生活shēnghuó 更gèng 健康jiànkāng。jíshǐ hěn máng, wǒmen yě yīnggāi zhǎo shíjiān yùndòng, ràng shēnghuó gèng jiànkāng.
Even if we’re very busy, we should still find time to exercise so that life is healthier.
她tā 笑xiào 着zhe 说shuō, 在zài 家jiā 一直yìzhí 玩wán 游戏yóuxì 的de 时候shíhou, 常常chángcháng 会huì 忘记wàngjì 时间shíjiān; 在zài 公园gōngyuán 打dǎ 篮球lánqiú 不但búdàn 对duì 健康jiànkāng 好hǎo, 而且érqiě 可以kěyǐ 提高tígāo 信心xìnxīn。tā xiào zhe shuō, zài jiā yìzhí wán yóuxì de shíhou, chángcháng huì wàngjì shíjiān; zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú búdàn duì jiànkāng hǎo, érqiě kěyǐ tígāo xìnxīn.
She said with a smile that when she keeps playing games at home she often forgets the time; playing basketball in the park is not only good for her health, but can also increase her confidence.
暑假shǔjià 比bǐ 寒假hánjià 长cháng, 大学生dàxuéshēng 有yǒu 时间shíjiān 旅游lǚyóu 或者huòzhě 回huí 老家lǎojiā 看看kànkan 亲戚qīnqi。shǔjià bǐ hánjià cháng, dàxuéshēng yǒu shíjiān lǚyóu huòzhě huí lǎojiā kànkan qīnqi.
Summer vacation is longer than winter vacation, and college students have time to travel or go back to their hometowns to visit relatives.
我wǒ 在zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù 了le 很hěn 长cháng 时间shíjiān。wǒ zài gōngyuán sànbù le hěn cháng shíjiān.
I walked in the park for a long time.
这Zhè 个gè 网上wǎngshàng 课程kèchéng 的de 时间shíjiān 很hěn 合适héshì, 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 就jiù 能néng 上shàng 课kè。Zhè gè wǎngshàng kèchéng de shíjiān hěn héshì, xiàbān yǐhòu jiù néng shàng kè.
The time of this online course is very suitable; you can attend class after work.
你nǐ 今天jīntiān 差点儿chàdiǎnr 错过cuòguò 上课shàngkè 时间shíjiān, 还好háihǎo 最后zuìhòu 准时zhǔnshí 到dào 了le。nǐ jīntiān chàdiǎnr cuòguò shàngkè shíjiān, háihǎo zuìhòu zhǔnshí dào le.
You almost missed class today, but luckily you arrived on time in the end.
物业wùyè 直到zhídào 收到shōudào 报修bàoxiū, 才cái 告诉gàosu 我wǒ 上门shàngmén 时间shíjiān。wùyè zhídào shōudào bàoxiū, cái gàosu wǒ shàngmén shíjiān.
Property management did not tell me the home-visit time until it received the repair request.
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