- 不合时宜 bùhéshíyí untimelyat an unsuitable or inconvenient time
- 不入时宜 bùrùshíyí out of stepout of step with the current trends or thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion
- 合于时宜 héyúshíyí appropriate for the timesIn keeping with current thinking or appropriate for the specific occasion
- 合时宜 héshíyí timelyin keeping with the current thinking or appropriate for the times; seasonable