Usages of yǒushíhou
我 有时候 在 公司 旁边 等 她， 然后 一起 去 超市。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 有时候 在 超市 旁边 找 她 的 同事。wǒ yǒushíhou zài chāoshì pángbiān zhǎo tā de tóngshì.
Sometimes I look for her coworker near the supermarket.
她 喜欢 在 厨房 做饭， 在 客厅 看 电视， 有时候 打开 冰箱 找 饮料。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 的 室友 有时候 会 把 护照 放 在 书 里， 所以 总是 找 不 到。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 他 常常 跟 同学 去 打 篮球， 有时候 也 去 公园 踢 足球。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 有时候 在 咖啡馆 里 一边 画画， 一边 上网 看 画家 的 网站， 觉得 很 放松。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 比 春天 凉快 一点儿， 可是 有时候 也 会 突然 刮风。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 的 信号 不 太 好， 手机 有时候 会 自己 关机。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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