Word information
Simplified小时
Traditional小時
Pinyinxiǎoshí
Part of speech名
HSK 3.01
HSK 2.02
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 小时
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
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时候shíhou
time; length of time; moment; period
时间shíjiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
小xiǎosmall; tiny; few; young
小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child); CL:個|个[ge4]
小学xiǎoxuéelementary school; primary school
小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student; schoolchild; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; (fig.) beginner