{"id":16644,"date":"2021-04-15T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=16644"},"modified":"2021-04-14T16:11:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T20:11:09","slug":"chinese-time-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-time-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Time phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by geralt from Pixabay, CCO<\/p><\/div>\n

Time is the most valuable commodity. No one can create time, no one is able to buy more of it. It stands still for no one, and once it\u2019s lost, it can never be replenished. Time is our most precious resource. We\u2019ve already learned how to tell the time<\/a> in Chinese, but talking about it is essential as well. Here are four useful time phrases to use in daily conversations.<\/p>\n

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\u6765\u4e0d\u53ca <\/strong>l\u00e1i bu j\u00ed<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In our modern society, where everyone\u2019s schedule is so hectic, and it feels like we are always chasing the clock, I often find myself using the phrase \u6765\u4e0d\u53ca, which means: there\u2019s not enough time (to do something)<\/em>. For example:<\/p>\n

\u90fd\u8fd9\u65f6\u5019\u4e86\uff0c\u6765\u4e0d\u53ca\u56de\u5bb6\u5403\u5348\u9910\u3002<\/p>\n

D\u014du zh\u00e8 sh\u00ed h\u00f2u le, l\u00e1i bu j\u00ed hu\u00ed ji\u0101 ch\u012b w\u01d4 c\u0101n.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s getting late,<\/em> there\u2019s not enough time to go home for lunch. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u6211\u4eec\u5df2\u9080\u8bf7\u670b\u53cb\u6765\u5403\u665a\u996d\uff0c\u73b0\u5728\u53d6\u6d88\u5df2\u6765\u4e0d\u53ca\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n

W\u01d2 men y\u01d0 y\u0101o q\u01d0ng p\u00e9ng y\u01d2u l\u00e1i ch\u012b w\u01cen f\u00e0n, xi\u00e0n z\u00e0i q\u01d4 xi\u0101o y\u01d0 l\u00e1i bu j\u00ed le.<\/p>\n

We have invited friends over for dinner, now it\u2019s too late to cancel.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u8be5\u600e\u4e48\u529e\u554a\uff0c\u597d\u50cf\u505a\u4ec0\u4e48\u4e8b\u60c5\u90fd\u6765\u4e0d\u53ca\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n

G\u0101i z\u011bn me b\u00e0n a, h\u01ceo xi\u00e0ng zu\u00f2 sh\u00e9n me sh\u00ec q\u00edng d\u014du l\u00e1i bu j\u00ed le.<\/p>\n

What shall we do? It seems too late to do anything. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u7531\u4e8e\u60c5\u51b5\u7279\u6b8a\uff0c\u4ed6\u6765\u4e0d\u53ca\u8bf7\u5047\u5c31\u8d70\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n

Y\u00f3u y\u00fa q\u00edng ku\u00e0ng t\u00e8 sh\u016b, t\u0101 l\u00e1i bu j\u00ed q\u01d0ng ji\u00e0 ji\u00f9 z\u01d2u le.<\/p>\n

Due to unusual circumstances he had no time to ask for a leave and just left.<\/em><\/p>\n

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There are many Chinese songs with the title \u6765\u4e0d\u53ca, many of them about lost love. Here is one:<\/p>\n