# 不时 (bùshí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不时 (bùshí) means “(adv) from time to time”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv) from time to time
- Pinyin: bùshí (bu4 shi2)
- Traditional: 不時
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他一边听讲座，一边不时看手表。
  Tā yībiān tīng jiǎngzuò, yībiān bùshí kàn shǒubiǎo.
  While listening to the lecture, he looked at his watch from time to time.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [时](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-time/) (shí): time; hour

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-shi-from-time-time/

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