yǒu shí hòu
sometimes
我有时候喜欢吃苹果。
wǒ yǒu shíhòu xǐhuān chī píngguǒ.
Sometimes I like to eat apples.
我有时候喜欢看书。
wǒ yǒu shíhòu xǐhuān kàn shū.
Sometimes I like to read books.
我有时候喜欢听音乐。
wǒ yǒu shíhòu xǐhuān tīng yīnyuè.
Sometimes I like to listen to music.
有时 (yǒushí)
sometimes
偶尔 (ǒu'ěr)
occasionally
间或 (jiàn huò)
now and then
总是 (zǒng shì)
always
永远 (yǒng yuǎn)
forever
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The Chinese word 有时候 (yǒu shíhòu) means "sometimes". It is composed of three characters: 有 (yǒu), which means "to have" or "to exist"; 时 (shí), which means "time"; and 候 (hòu), which means "moment" or "occasion". The word 有时候 can be used to refer to a specific time or occasion, or it can be used more generally to refer to any time or occasion. For example, you could say 有时候我很忙 (yǒu shíhòu wǒ hěn máng), which means "sometimes I am very busy", or you could say 有时候我很高兴 (yǒu shíhòu wǒ hěn gāoxìng), which means "sometimes I am very happy". The word 有时候 is a very common word in Chinese, and it is used in both spoken and written language.
