时刻(shí kè)

HSK 52 charactersTrad. 時刻

time

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 时刻 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 这是一个伟大的时刻

    zhè shì yī gè wěi dà de shí kè

    This is a great moment.

  • 我们的方案在最后的时刻失败了。

    wǒ men de fāng àn zài zuì hòu de shí kè shī bài le

    Our plans fell through at the last minute.

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