How to write 时间
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Stroke order of 时
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Stroke order of 间
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HSK level
HSK 1时间 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.
时间 in a sentence
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你 有 时 间 吗 ？Do you have time?
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时 间 过 得 真 快 。Time flies.
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现 在 几 点 了 ？What time is it now?
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我 最 近 没 有 时 间 。I haven't had time lately.
时间 vs 时候 vs 小时
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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时候 shí hou time; moment; when
时间 = duration or clock time (没有时间 'no time'); 时候 = a point or stretch 'when' — 吃饭的时候 'while eating'.
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A measured unit — 两个小时 'two hours'. 时间 is the abstract concept 'time'.