make time; take time out
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to make time; to squeeze in time
informalUsed when someone is busy but still manages to find time for another activity. The 'erhua' (儿) variant is common in informal speech.
Gōng工
zuò作
zài再
máng忙
，
yě也
yào要
chōu抽
kòng空
xué学
xí习
。
No matter how busy work is, you must still make time to study.
Wǒ我
zhōu周
mò末
yī一
dìng定
chōu抽
kòng空
qù去
kàn看
wàng望
fù父
mǔ母
。
I will definitely make time to visit my parents this weekend.
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Tā她
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
huì会
chōu抽
kòng空
r儿
duàn锻
liàn炼
shēn身
tǐ体
。
She makes time to exercise every day.
Jīng经
lǐ理
ràng让
wǒ我
chōu抽
kòng空
bǎ把
zhè这
ge个
wén文
jiàn件
chǔ处
lǐ理
yī一
xià下
。
The manager asked me to find some time to deal with this document.