時

四時

four seasons

農時

farming season

那時

at that time

平時

normally; usually

上課時不要玩手機。

Do not use your phone when in class.

少之時，血氣未定，戒之在色。

In youth, when the constitution of his body is not yet formed, he should beware of lust.

沉寂多時

to have remained silent for a long time

時不我待

time waits not for us

及年歲之未晏兮，時亦猶其未央。

While we are still young, we have plenty of time to put our talent to good use.

古時

ancient times

時移世易

times have changed and so have things

按時

on time; on schedule

孺子蚤寢晏起，唯所欲，食無時。

The children go earlier to bed, and get up later, according to their pleasure. There is no fixed time for their meals.

子時

the hours of the rat (11:00pm to 1:00am)

八時一刻

a quarter past eight o'clock

好從事而亟失時，可謂知乎？

Can he be called wise, who is anxious to be employed and yet misses every chance that comes to him of being employed?

時事

current affairs

時局

current political situation

科斗書廢已久，時人無能知者

The ancient writing has been obsolete for a long time, and now there are none who can read it.

時雞鳴月落，星光照曠野，百步見人。

It was cockcrow then, and the moon had already set. On the starlit fields the visibility was so good that people could see one another within a hundred paces.

時快時慢

sometimes fast, sometimes slow; in a variable speed

時有發生

to occur from time to time

你中意吃粥時吃飯？

Do you prefer eating congee or rice?

孔子，聖之時者也。

Confucius was the timely sage.

爾酒既旨、爾殽既時。

Since your spirits are [so] good, and your viands are all of the season.

時日曷喪？予及汝偕亡。

Oh this sun (as self-proclaimed by Xia Jie), may you perish betimes, even though I perish with you!

過去時

past tense