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合时

hé shí

2-character word Traditional 合時

What 合时 means

1. in fashion
2. suiting the time
3. seasonable
4. timely

The characters in 合时

• 合héto close; to join; to fit
• 时shío'clock; time; when

Example sentences

• 这本教科书不合时了。
  That textbook is out of date.

Words starting with 合时

• 合时宜hé shí yíin keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)

Words containing 合时

• 不合时宜bù hé shí yíout of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion

Sounds the same

Read hé shí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 何时when
• 核实to verify; to check
• 合十to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting)
• 和食Japanese cuisine