有时候

Character by character

• 有yǒu6 strokesHSK 1have, own, possess; exist
• 时shí7 strokesHSK 1 traditional 時time, season; era, age, period
• 候hòu10 strokesHSK 1wait; expect; visit; greet

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 有时候. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 有yǒuHSK 1

  to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional)

• 没有méi yǒuHSK 1

  haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be

• 时候shí houHSK 1

  time; length of time; moment; period

• 时shíHSK 3

  o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period

• 时间shí jiānHSK 1

  time; period

• 还有hái yǒuHSK 1

  furthermore; in addition; still; also

• 所有suǒ yǒuHSK 2

  all; to have; to possess; to own

• 只有zhǐ yǒuHSK 3

  only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in")

• 小时xiǎo shíHSK 1

  hour

• 有些yǒu xiēHSK 1

  some; somewhat

• 有人yǒu rénHSK 2

  someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)

• 当时dāng shíHSK 2

  then; at that time; while

• 有关yǒu guānHSK 6

  to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning

• 同时tóng shíHSK 2

  at the same time; simultaneously

• 拥有yōng yǒuHSK 5

  to have; to possess

• 有的yǒu deHSK 1

  (there are) some (who are...); some (exist)

• 有效yǒu xiàoHSK 3

  effective; in effect; valid

• 时代shí dàiHSK 3

  age; era; epoch; period (in one's life)

• 有时yǒu shíHSK 1

  sometimes; now and then

• 有所yǒu suǒHSK 7

  somewhat; to some extent

• 时刻shí kèHSK 3

  time; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always

• 时尚shí shàngHSK 7

  fashion; fad; fashionable

• 具有jù yǒuHSK 3

  to have; to possess

• 那时nà shíHSK 2

  then; at that time; in those days