Word: 时而 (shíér) Traditional: 時而 时而 dictionary entry shíér occasionally Full dictionary entry for 时而 Example sentences using 时而 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 山路上时而传来几声鸟叫。 Shānlù shàng shí'ér chuánlái jǐ shēng niǎo jiào. From time to time, a few bird calls drifted along the mountain path. 我时而乐观，时而悲观。 Wǒ shí'ér lèguān, shí'ér bēiguān. I am by turns an optimist and a pessimist.