时

shí

HSK 2

时 — shí

1. time; o'clock; hour; when; season; period

   现在是下午三时。 xiànzài shì xiàwǔ sān shí — It is now three o'clock in the afternoon.

2. when (conjunction/temporal marker)

   他时来时去，行踪不定。 tā shí láishí qù xíngzōngbùdìng — He comes and goes; his whereabouts are uncertain.

3. surname Shi

   史先生和时先生是两位不同的姓氏。 shǐ xiānshēng hé shí xiānshēng shì liǎngwèi bùtóng de xìngshì — Mr. Shi (Shǐ) and Mr. Shi (Shí) are two different surnames.