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四时

sì shí

2-character word Traditional 四時

What 四时 means

1. the four seasons, namely: spring {春|chūn}, summer {夏|xià}, autumn {秋|qiū} and winter {冬|dōng}

The characters in 四时

• 四sìfour; 4
• 时shío'clock; time; when

Example sentences

• 他到了四时以后才有空。
  Tā dào le sìshí yǐhòu cái yǒukòng.
  He wouldn't be available until four.
• 他们在四时抵达了酒店。
  Tāmen zài sìshí dǐdá le jiǔdiàn.
  At four o'clock, they arrived at the hotel.
• 麻烦你在四时叫我起床。我一定要乘到头班火车。
  Máfan nǐ zài sìshí jiào wǒ qǐchuáng. wǒ yīdìngyào chéng dàotóu bān huǒchē.
  Call me at four; I must take the first train.

Sounds the same

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

• 四十forty; 40
• 巳时9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)