Chinese word dictionary

正逢其时

zhèng féng qí shí · to come at the right time; to be opportune

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Word information

Simplified正逢其时

Traditional正逢其時

Pinyinzhèng féng qí shí

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

正zhèng

straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

逢féng

to happen to meet; chance meeting, coincidence

其qí

his, her, its, their; that

时shí

time, season; period, era, age

How to learn 正逢其时

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.

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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

小时xiǎoshí

hour; CL:個|个[ge4]

正在zhèngzài

to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing

时shí

o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period; old variant of 時|时[shi2]; surname Shi

小时候xiǎoshíhou

in one's childhood