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Learn Hardcore Chinese: yǒushíhou - sometimes

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 5
/yǒushíhou

yǒushíhou

Word

有时候yǒushíhou

Meaning

sometimes

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of yǒushíhou

我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān　等děng　她tā，　然后ránhòu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ yǒushíhou zài gōngsī pángbiān děng tā, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.

Sometimes I wait for her near the company, then we go to the supermarket together.

我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　超市chāoshì　旁边pángbiān　找zhǎo　她tā　的de　同事tóngshì。wǒ yǒushíhou zài chāoshì pángbiān zhǎo tā de tóngshì.

Sometimes I look for her coworker near the supermarket.

她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　厨房chúfáng　做饭zuòfàn，　在zài　客厅kètīng　看kàn　电视diànshì，　有时候yǒushíhou　打开dǎkāi　冰箱bīngxiāng　找zhǎo　饮料yǐnliào。tā xǐhuan zài chúfáng zuòfàn, zài kètīng kàn diànshì, yǒushíhou dǎkāi bīngxiāng zhǎo yǐnliào.

She likes cooking in the kitchen, watching TV in the living room, and sometimes opening the fridge to look for drinks.

我wǒ　的de　室友shìyǒu　有时候yǒushíhou　会huì　把bǎ　护照hùzhào　放fàng　在zài　书shū　里li，　所以suǒyǐ　总是zǒngshì　找zhǎo　不bú　到dào。wǒ de shìyǒu yǒushíhou huì bǎ hùzhào fàng zài shū li, suǒyǐ zǒngshì zhǎo bú dào.

Sometimes my roommate puts the passport inside a book, so she can never find it.

周末zhōumò　他tā　常常chángcháng　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　去qù　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú，　有时候yǒushíhou　也yě　去qù　公园gōngyuán　踢tī　足球zúqiú。zhōumò tā chángcháng gēn tóngxué qù dǎ lánqiú, yǒushíhou yě qù gōngyuán tī zúqiú.

On weekends he often goes to play basketball with classmates, and sometimes goes to the park to play soccer.

我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　里lǐ　一边yìbiān　画画huàhuà，　一边yìbiān　上网shàngwǎng　看kàn　画家huàjiā　的de　网站wǎngzhàn，　觉得juéde　很hěn　放松fàngsōng。wǒ yǒushíhou zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ yìbiān huàhuà, yìbiān shàngwǎng kàn huàjiā de wǎngzhàn, juéde hěn fàngsōng.

Sometimes I draw in the café while surfing the internet to look at painters’ websites and feel very relaxed.

秋天qiūtiān　比bǐ　春天chūntiān　凉快liángkuai　一点儿yìdiǎnr，　可是kěshì　有时候yǒushíhou　也yě　会huì　突然tūrán　刮风guāfēng。qiūtiān bǐ chūntiān liángkuai yìdiǎnr, kěshì yǒushíhou yě huì tūrán guāfēng.

Autumn is a little cooler than spring, but sometimes it suddenly gets windy too.

这里zhèli　的de　信号xìnhào　不bú　太tài　好hǎo，　手机shǒujī　有时候yǒushíhou　会huì　自己zìjǐ　关机guānjī。zhèli de xìnhào bú tài hǎo, shǒujī yǒushíhou huì zìjǐ guānjī.

The signal here isn’t very good, and sometimes the phone turns itself off.

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