shí
jiān

technical
noun

Meaning of 时间词

时间词 means temporal noun; noun indicating time. Pronounced shí jiān cí.

  • temporal noun; noun indicating time

Definitions & Examples

Guò
 
xiàn
zài
jiāng
lái
dōu
shì
cháng
yòng
de
shí
jiān
 

Past, present, and future are all commonly used temporal nouns.

Zài
Hàn
zhōng
 
shí
jiān
zhí
jiē
chōng
dāng
zhǔ
 

In Chinese, temporal nouns can directly serve as subjects.

nián
 
jīn
tiān
zǎo
chen
dōu
shì
biǎo
shì
shí
jiān
de
shí
jiān
 

Last year, today, and morning are all temporal nouns indicating specific times.

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