Word: 时间 (shíjiān)

下个星期你有时间吗？

Xiàgexīngqī nǐ yǒu shíjiān ma?

Do you have time next week?

下周开会的时间还不定。

Xiàzhōu kāihuì de shíjiān hái búdìng.

The time of next week's meeting hasn't been settled yet.

不会花很多时间的。

Búhuì huā hěn duō shíjiān de.

It won't take much time.

不要把皮肤长时间暴露在阳光里。

Búyào bǎ pífū cháng shíjiān bàolù zài yángguāng lǐ.

Skin shouldn't be exposed to sunlight for too long.

不要浪费时间。

Búyào làngfèi shíjiān.

Don't waste time.

两个会议的时间重叠了。

Liǎng gè huìyì de shíjiān chóngdiéle.

The times of the two meetings overlap.

中午时间不多，我们去吃快餐吧。

Zhōngwǔ shíjiān bù duō, wǒmen qù chī kuàicān ba.

We don't have much time at lunch, so let's grab a quick meal.

为什么我们在这上面浪费时间？

Wèishénme wǒmen zài zhè shàngmiàn làngfèi shíjiān?

Why are we wasting time with this?

为什么这个时间在外面呢？

Wèishénme zhège shíjiān zài wàimiàn ne?

Why are you out at this hour?

交货的时间非常紧迫。

Jiāohuò de shíjiān fēicháng jǐnpò.

The delivery deadline is extremely pressing.

人们常说没有什么比时间更重要。

Rénmen cháng shuō méiyǒu shénme bǐ shíjiān gèng zhòngyào.

It is often said that nothing is more precious than time.

什么时间你去工作？

Shénme shíjiān nǐ qù gōngzuò?

What time do you go to work?

今天时间过得好慢。

Jīntiān shíjiān guò de hǎo màn.

Time's going by slowly today.

从北京飞到南非要很长时间。

Cóng Běijīng fēi dào Nánfēi yào hěn cháng shíjiān.

It takes a long time to fly from Beijing to South Africa.

从这里步行到你家要多长时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ bùxíng dào nǐ jiā yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take from here to your house on foot?

从这里步行到车站要多少时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ bùxíng dào chēzhàn yào duōshǎo shíjiān?

How long does it take to walk from here to the station?

从这里飞到新加坡要多长时间？

Cóng zhèlǐ fēi dào Xīnjiāpō yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take to fly from here to Singapore?

他一辈子都在和时间赛跑。

Tā yíbèizi dōu zài hé shíjiān sàipǎo.

His life is a neverending race against time.

他从小就没有时间观念。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù méiyǒu shíjiān guānniàn.

He has never had any concept of time since he was little.

他们在不合适的时间来了。

Tāmen zài bù héshì de shíjiān láile.

They came at an inconvenient time.

他充分利用了剩余的时间。

Tā chōngfèn lìyòng le shèngyú de shíjiān.

He made the best of the time left.

他剩下的时间已经不多了。

Tā shèngxià de shíjiān yǐjīng bù duō le.

He doesn't have long to live.

他后悔浪费了他的时间。

Tā hòuhuǐ làngfèi le tā de shíjiān.

He regrets having wasted his time.

他在指定时间的五分钟后到了。

Tā zài zhǐdìng shíjiān de wǔ fēnzhōng hòu dàole.

He came five minutes behind the appointed time.

他在这儿住了有一段时间了。

Tā zài zhèr zhùle yǒu yíduàn shíjiān le.

He lived here for a time.

他应该花更多时间在这个研究上。

Tā yīnggāi huā gèng duō shíjiān zài zhège yánjiū shàng.

He should spend more time on this piece of research.

他当老师的时间不太长。

Tā dāng lǎoshī de shíjiān bú tài cháng.

He hasn't been a teacher for long.

他死后已经过了十年的时间了。

Tā sǐ hòu yǐjīng guò le shínián de shíjiān le.

Ten years have gone by since his death.

他用三年时间治理好了这个县。

Tāyòng sān nián shíjiān zhìlǐ hǎole zhège xiàn.

He took three years to get this county well governed.

他等了很长时间。

Tā děng le hěn cháng shíjiān.

He was waiting a long time.

他等了很长的时间。

Tā děng le hěn cháng de shíjiān.

He was waiting for a long time.

他终于醒悟了，不该再浪费时间。

Tā zhōngyú xǐngwùle, bùgāi zài làngfèi shíjiān.

He finally realized that he shouldn't waste any more time.

他花了半年时间才维权成功。

Tā huāle bànnián shíjiān cái wéiquán chénggōng.

It took him half a year to successfully defend his rights.

他花了很多时间帮她。

Tā huāle hěn duō shíjiān bāng tā.

He spends a lot of time helping her.

任何时间我都可以。

Rènhé shíjiān wǒ dōu kěyǐ.

Any time will suit me.

休息时间我跟朋友一起玩剑玉。

Xiūxi shíjiān wǒ gēn péngyou yìqǐ wán jiàn yù.

During my break, I played kendama with my friend.

你会待多长时间？

Nǐ huì dài duō cháng shíjiān?

How long will you be staying?

你写这份报告花了多长时间？

Nǐ xiě zhè fèn bàogào huāle duō cháng shíjiān?

How long did it take you to write this report?

你后天有时间吗？

Nǐ hòutiān yǒu shíjiān ma?

Do you have time the day after tomorrow?

你在上海要住多少时间？

Nǐ zài Shànghǎi yào zhù duōshǎo shíjiān?

How long are you going to stay in Shanghai?

你在浪费我们时间。

Nǐ zài làngfèi wǒmen shíjiān.

You're wasting our time.

你在这家公司工作了多长时间了？

Nǐ zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuòle duō cháng shíjiān le?

How long have you been working at this company?

你定时间我就到那里。

Nǐ dìng shíjiān wǒ jiù dào nàli.

Just name a time and I'll be there.

你应该考虑的第一件事是时间。

Nǐ yīnggāi kǎolǜ de dìyī jiàn shì shì shíjiān.

The first thing you have to take into consideration is time.

你愿意花时间倾听我的烦恼吗？

Nǐ yuànyì huā shíjiān qīngtīng wǒ de fánnǎo ma?

Would you be willing to take the time to listen to my troubles?

你打算怎么规划这次旅行的时间？

Nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme guīhuà zhècì lǚxíng de shíjiān?

How do you plan to map out the time for this trip?

你打算长时间停留吗？

Nǐ dǎsuàn cháng shíjiān tíngliú ma?

Do you plan to stay long?

你时间多吗？

Nǐ shíjiān duō ma?

Do you have a lot of time?

你明天这个时间会在什么地方？

Nǐ míngtiān zhège shíjiān huì zài shénme dìfang?

Where will you be this time tomorrow?

你有很多休闲时间吗？

Nǐ yǒu hěn duō xiūxián shíjiān ma?

Do you have a lot of time to relax?

你有时间再做吧。

Nǐ yǒu shíjiān zài zuò ba.

Do it when you have time.

你有时间的时候就来看看我吧。

Nǐ yǒu shíjiān de shíhou jiù lái kànkan wǒ ba.

Come and see me when you have time.

你有时间跟我吃午饭吗？

Nǐ yǒu shíjiān gēn wǒ chī wǔfàn ma?

Will you have time to have lunch with me?

你有足够的时间。

Nǐ yǒu zúgòu de shíjiān.

You have plenty of time.

你有足够的时间赶上车。

Nǐ yǒu zúgòu de shíjiān gǎnshàng chē.

You have enough time to catch the train.

你来上海多少时间了？

Nǐ lái Shànghǎi duōshǎo shíjiān le?

For how long are you in Shanghai?

你每天工作多长时间？

Nǐ měitiān gōngzuò duō cháng shíjiān?

How long do you work for each day?

你没有时间了。

Nǐ méiyǒu shíjiān le.

You don't have any more time.

你用了多少时间来翻译这本书？

Nǐ yòng le duōshǎo shíjiān lái fānyì zhè běn shū?

How long did it take you to translate this book?

你的时间到了。

Nǐ de shíjiān dàole.

Your time is up.

你的时间快用完了。

Nǐ de shíjiān kuài yòng wánle.

Your time is running out.

你省了我好多时间。

Nǐ shěng le wǒ hǎoduō shíjiān.

You just saved me a lot of time.

你看完这本书要多少时间？

Nǐ kàn wán zhè běn shū yào duōshǎo shíjiān?

How long did it take you to finish reading that book?

你空闲时间喜欢做什么？

Nǐ kòngxián shíjiān xǐhuan zuò shénme?

What do you like to do in your free time?

你等了多长时间?

Nǐ děng le duō cháng shíjiān?

How long did you wait?

你等了多长时间了?

Nǐ děng le duō cháng shíjiān le?

How long have you been waiting?

你翻译这本书用了多少时间？

Nǐ fānyì zhè běn shū yòng le duōshǎo shíjiān?

How long did it take you to translate this book?

你花多长时间汉语学这么好。

Nǐ huā duō cháng shíjiān Hànyǔ xué zhème hǎo.

How much time did it take you to learn Chinese so well?

你认为野餐要多长时间？

Nǐ rènwéi yěcān yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long did you think the picnic was going to last?

修这座桥耗费了三年时间。

Xiū zhè zuò qiáo hàofèile sān nián shíjiān.

Building this bridge took three years.

做斜杠青年，时间怎么安排？

Zuò xiégàngqīngnián, shíjiān zěnme ānpái?

As a slash youth, how do you manage your time?

做那事是浪费你的时间。

Zuò nà shì shì làngfèi nǐ de shíjiān.

Doing that is a waste of your time.

做饭太费时间了。

Zuòfàn tài fèi shíjiān le.

Cooking takes too much time.

再找时间吧。

Zài zhǎo shíjiān ba.

Let's do it another time.

冰箱能延长水果的保存时间。

Bīngxiāng néng yáncháng shuǐguǒ de bǎocún shíjiān.

A fridge can prolong how long fruit keeps.

决定好的话请第一时间告诉我。

Juédìng hǎo dehuà qǐng dìyī shíjiān gàosu wǒ.

Please let me know as soon as it's decided.

出发时间落实了吗？

Chūfā shíjiān luòshíle ma?

Has the departure time been settled?

别再挥霍时间和钱了！

Bié zài huīhuò shíjiān hé qián le!

Stop wasting your time and money!

别在这件小事上耗时间了。

Bié zài zhè jiàn xiǎoshì shàng hào shíjiān le.

Don't waste time on this small matter.

别忙乱，慢慢来，我们还有时间。

Bié mángluàn, mànmànlái, wǒmen háiyǒu shíjiān.

Don't panic and rush around, take it slowly, we still have time.

别急，时间还多着呢。

Bié jí, shíjiān hái duō zhe ne.

There's no need to panic. There's plenty of time.

别把皮肤长时间暴露在阳光下。

Bié bǎ pífū cháng shíjiān bàolù zài yángguāng xià.

Don't leave your skin exposed to the sun for a long time.

别浪费时间。

Bié làngfèi shíjiān.

Don't waste your time.

到谈话的时间了。

Dào tánhuà de shíjiān le.

It's time to talk.

到那边需要多长时间？

Dào nàbian xūyào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long will it take to get there?

剩余的时间不多了，快点吧。

Shèngyú de shíjiān bù duō le, kuàidiǎn ba.

There's not much time left, so hurry up.

十年是很长的时间。

Shínián shì hěn cháng de shíjiān.

Ten years is a long time.

午餐时间到了。

Wǔcān shíjiān dàole.

It's lunch time.

去火车站要多长时间？

Qù huǒchēzhàn yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take to get to the train station?

友谊经受了时间的洗礼。

Yǒuyì jīngshòule shíjiān de xǐlǐ.

Their friendship has stood the test of time.

吃饭时间到了。

Chīfàn shíjiān dàole.

Time for dinner.

咱们已经花了很久时间了。

Zánmen yǐjīng huāle hěn jiǔ shíjiān le.

We've already spent a lot of time on this.

啊，吃点心的时间到了。

A, chī diǎnxin de shíjiān dàole.

Ahhh, it's snack time.

在这一点上， 争论只是浪费时间。

Zài zhè yìdiǎn shàng, zhēnglùn zhǐshì làngfèi shíjiān.

On this point, it's a waste of time to argue.

坐轮船过江要多长时间？

Zuò lúnchuán guò Jiāng yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take to cross the river by steamer?

培养政治意识要花费时间。

Péiyǎng zhèngzhì yìshí yào huāfèi shíjiān.

Developing political awareness takes time.

处理这件事要很长时间。

Chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì yào hěn cháng shíjiān.

It will take a long time to deal with this.

备课要花很多时间，真辛苦！

Bèikè yào huā hěn duō shíjiān, zhēn xīnkǔ!

Preparing lessons takes a lot of time. It's really tiring!

复利的力量，时间越长越明显。

Fùlì de lìliang, shíjiān yuè cháng yuè míngxiǎn.

The power of compound interest becomes more obvious the longer the time.

复原需要花很长的时间吗？

Fùyuán xūyào huā hěn cháng de shíjiān ma?

Will it take long to recover?