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時不時
简 时不时 · 繁 時不時Mandarin · pinyin shí bù shí
Meanings
- from time to time
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2–4–2 · shi2 bu4 shi2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
si4 bat1 si4
Cantonese word readings for 時不時. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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si4 bat1 si4
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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adv
- from time to time
- often; frequently
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