Usages of shí
明天 我们 提前 十 分钟 出发, 就 不 会 迟到 了。míngtiān wǒmen tíqián shí fēnzhōng chūfā, jiù bú huì chídào le.
Tomorrow we'll set off ten minutes early, then we won't be late.
你 先 买 票, 我 明天 提前 十 分钟 到。nǐ xiān mǎi piào, wǒ míngtiān tíqián shí fēnzhōng dào.
Buy the tickets first; I will arrive ten minutes early tomorrow.
我 从 家 到 银行 要 十 分钟。Wǒ cóng jiā dào yínháng yào shí fēnzhōng.
It takes ten minutes for me to get from home to the bank.
我们 从 家 到 公园 走 十 分钟。Wǒmen cóng jiā dào gōngyuán zǒu shí fēnzhōng.
It’s a ten-minute walk from our home to the park.
我 以为 这 个 地方 很 远, 其实 走 十 分钟 就 到 了。wǒ yǐwéi zhè gè dìfang hěn yuǎn, qíshí zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
I thought this place was far, but actually it’s only a ten-minute walk.
我 住 在 一 个 新 公寓 里, 在 十 楼, 每天 都 坐 电梯 上去。wǒ zhù zài yí gè xīn gōngyù lǐ, zài shí lóu, měitiān dōu zuò diàntī shàngqù.
I live in a new apartment on the tenth floor and take the elevator up every day.
我 住 在 十 楼, 这 楼 很 安静。wǒ zhù zài shí lóu, zhè lóu hěn ānjìng.
I live on the tenth floor; this building is very quiet.
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