How to say "time" in Chinese
时间
shíjiāntimePart of speech: Nouns
"time" in Chinese is 时间 — pronounced shíjiān.
Words that share a character
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 房间fángjiānroom
Hear the tones, then say it back
Reading a word is the easy half. In HanQuest you meet 时间 inside a quest — spoken by a villager, then checked against your own voice.
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