# 时而 (shí'ér)

In Mandarin Chinese, 时而 (shí'ér) means “(adv) from time to time”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv) from time to time
- Pinyin: shí'ér (shi2 er2)
- Traditional: 時而
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 春天的天气时而冷时而热。
  Chūntiān de tiānqì shí'ér lěng shí'ér rè.
  The weather in spring is sometimes cold and sometimes warm.

## Characters

- [时](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-time/) (shí): time; hour
- [而](https://hanziro.com/word/er-and-as-well/) (ér): (conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet

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

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