created sense approved 时而/時而 · shí'ér · occasionally — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
时而 / 時而
shí'ér
occasionally
occasionally; from time to time; indicates that an action or situation repeats at irregular intervals
时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · constantly 而 (bound) → 而 · ér · [suffix]
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created sense approved 时而/時而 · shí'ér · sometimes ... sometimes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
时而 / 時而
shí'ér
sometimes ... sometimes
Used in a repeating pattern to show that different states or actions alternate or change constantly, meaning "now... now..." or "sometimes... sometimes..."
时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · sometimes 而 (bound) → 而 · ér · [suffix]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition