几时 (幾時)
jǐ shí
Pinyin
Definition
几时 (幾時)
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- what time?
- when?
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一蹴可几
- 1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
- 2 easy as pie
- 3 one can do it at once
不识时务
- 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
- 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
- 2 not amenable to reason
俗随时变
- 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
- 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
切中时弊
- 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
- 2 to hit the nub of the matter
Sample Sentences
明月几时有?把酒问青天。