Definition
时时 (shí shí) means 'constantly, at all times' and is more literary or formal than the everyday 经常 (jīng cháng) or 时常 (shí cháng). It emphasizes an action occurring without interruption over a period, similar to 不断 (bù duàn) but slightly less intense and more common in written narrative.
adverb
oftenconstantly
Easily confused
- 事实shì shísound-alikefact
- 实施shí shīsound-aliketo implement, to carry out
- 失事shī shìsound-alike(formal) to have an accident, to crash (used for planes, ships, and other vehicles)
- 实时shí shísound-alike(in) real time; real-time
- 逝世shì shìsound-aliketo pass away (formal, respectful, for VIPs/public figures)
- 时事shí shìsound-alikecurrent affairs; current events
- 适时shì shísound-aliketimely, at the right time
Examples
- ，时时。Zài gōngzuò zhōng, wǒmen yīngdāng shí shí xuéxí xīn jìnéng.At work, we should constantly learn new skills.
- 时时。Mǔqīn shí shí diànjì zhe háizi de ānquán.The mother constantly worries about the child's safety.
- 时时。Zhè běn shū shí shí tíxǐng wǒ yào zhēnxī shíjiān.This book constantly reminds me to cherish time.
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