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1.from time to time; sometimes

2.(used in pairs, indicating the alternating of different phenomena or events within a time period) now...now...; sometimes...sometimes...

Words with shi er

shí ér

时 而

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1
adv.from time to time; sometimes
- wǒ shí ér bēi shāng shí ér gāo xìng
  我时而悲伤时而高兴。
  Sometimes I am sad and sometimes happy.
- bà ba shí ér cí xiáng shí ér yán lì
  爸爸时而慈祥，时而严历。
  Dad is sometimes kind and sometimes strict.
- xiǎo jiā huo kě ài jí le shí ér chàng gē shí ér tiào wǔ
  小家伙可爱极了，时而唱歌，时而跳舞。
  The little guy is very cute, sometimes singing, sometimes dancing.
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shí cháng时常
2
adv.(used in pairs, indicating the alternating of different phenomena or events within a time period) now...now...; sometimes...sometimes...
- shí ér hǎo shí ér huài
  时而好，时而坏
  be good one moment and bad the next
- tā shí ér qián chéng shí ér yín huì shí ér huān tiān xǐ dì shí ér qī rán lèi xià
  他时而虔诚时而淫秽，时而欢天喜地，时而凄然泪下。
  He was by turns devout and obscene, merry and lachrymose.

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