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時間

简时间 · 繁時間

Mandarin · pinyin shí jiān

(concept of) time
(duration of) time
(point in) time

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時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
間: Look up this written character
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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2–1 · shi2 jian1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si4 gaan3

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noun

(uncountable) time (the inevitable passing of events from past to present then future)
(countable) time (a measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical indication of a length of time) (Classifier: 段 m)
a point in time
(uncountable) free time; leisure; spare time

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