时写时辍 (時寫時輟)
shí xiě shí chuò
Pinyin

Definition

时写时辍 (時寫時輟)
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shí xiě shí chuò
  1. to write for a bit then give up
  2. to write in fits and starts

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
xiě
  1. 1 to write
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
Shí
  1. 1 surname Shi
Shí dài
  1. 1 Time, US weekly news magazine

Idioms (20)

不识时务
bù shí shí wù
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
不识时变
bù shí shí biàn
  1. 1 to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
  2. 2 not amenable to reason
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)