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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries有时候
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yǒu shíhou
"他有时候很忙。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Occasionally, rather than all of the time.
"Sometimes we like to stay up late and watch movies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'som time', combining the adjective 'some' (referring to an unspecified amount) and 'time' (from Old English 'tīma'). Originally meaning 'at one time' or 'formerly', the term evolved by the 16th century to denote occasional or intermittent occurrence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sometimes" is said worldwide
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parfois
Transliteration: parfois
"Parfois, il mange ici."
manchmal
Transliteration: manchmal
"Manchmal regnet es im April."
a volte
Transliteration: a volte
"A volte vado al mare."
a veces
Transliteration: a veces
"A veces es difícil entenderlo."
às vezes
Transliteration: as vezes
"Às vezes vou ao cinema."
कभी-कभी
Transliteration: kabhi-kabhi
"मैं कभी-कभी चाय पीता हूँ।"
有时候
Transliteration: yǒu shíhou
"他有时候很忙。"
가끔
Transliteration: gakkeum
"가끔 영화를 봅니다."
時々
Transliteration: tokidoki
"彼は時々遅刻します。"
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