时间(shí jiān): (concept of) time
(concept of) time
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 时间 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
时间就是金钱。
shí jiān jiù shì jīn qián
Time is money.
汤姆没有时间。
tāng mǔ méi yǒu shí jiān
Tom doesn't have time.
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