不时

• 拼音: bù shí
• 汉字拆解: 不 (not) + 时 (time)

含义

From time to time; occasionally; now and then.

Used to describe actions that happen intermittently or at irregular intervals. More literary than 有时候 or 偶尔. Often appears in written narratives and descriptions.

例句

1. 他不时地抬头看看窗外，似乎在等什么人。
2. 会议进行中，与会者不时点头表示赞同。
3. 老师讲课时不时穿插一些有趣的故事。

用法指南

语境: narrative, description, writing

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 她不时回头看一眼。(She looked back from time to time.)
• 他不时发出笑声。(He let out laughs now and then.)

错误说法

• 把'不时'和'不是'混淆——发音和意思完全不同 (Don't confuse 不时 with 不是 — they have completely different pronunciations and meanings)

起源与历史

Compound of 不 (not) + 时 (time/fixed), meaning 'not at fixed times,' hence 'occasionally.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal