Word information
Simplified时间
Traditional時間
Pinyinshíjiān
Part of speech名
HSK 3.01
HSK 2.02
Chinese word dictionary
时间
shíjiān · (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
Character breakdown
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How to learn 时间
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