有时候
HSK 2- Time
Structure (结构 jiégòu)
Subject有时候Verb(Object)
Meaning (意思 yìsi)
The adverb 有时候 is used to indicate that an action or situation occurs occasionally, sometimes.
Explanation (解释 jiěshì)
The adverb 有时候 means "sometimes," "occasionally," or "from time to time." It is used to express an action or state that does not occur regularly.
Its position is quite flexible — it can appear before or after the subject, but always comes before the verb. It is also sometimes shortened to 有时.
Examples (例句 lìjù)(5)
- 我有时候周末去公园。繁: 我有時候週末去公園。Wǒ yǒushíhou zhōumò qù gōngyuán.
I sometimes go to the park on weekends.
- 他有时候不吃早饭。繁: 他有時候不吃早飯。Tā yǒushíhou bù chī zǎofàn.
He sometimes doesn't eat breakfast.
- 这里的天气有时候很热。繁: 這裡的天氣有時候很熱。Zhèli de tiānqì yǒushíhou hěn rè.
The weather here is sometimes very hot.
- 她有时候会觉得很累。繁: 她有時候會覺得很累。Tā yǒushíhou huì juéde hěn lèi.
She sometimes feels very tired.
- 我有时候坐地铁上班。繁: 我有時候坐地鐵上班。Wǒ yǒushíhou zuò dìtiě shàngbān.
I sometimes take the subway to work.
Common mistakes
- Wrong:我去游泳有时候。Correct:我有时候去游泳。
Frequency adverbs like 有时候 must come before the verb, not at the end of the sentence as in Vietnamese.
- Wrong:我有时间看电影。Correct:我有时候看电影。
有时间 means "to have free time," while 有时候 means "sometimes" or "at times."