timeliness; appropriateness; needs of the moment
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the needs or demands of the time; timeliness; appropriateness to the occasion
literaryCommonly used in the set phrase 不合时宜 (inappropriate; untimely) or 合乎时宜 (appropriate to the occasion).
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zuò做
fǎ法
bù不
hé合
shí时
yí宜
。
This approach is inappropriate for the current situation.
Tā他
de的
chuān穿
zhe着
hěn很
hé合
hū乎
shí时
yí宜
。
His attire is very appropriate for the occasion.
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Zài在
zhè这
gè个
kuài快
sù速
biàn变
huà化
de的
shí时
dài代
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
bǎ把
wò握
shí时
yí宜
。
In this rapidly changing era, we must seize the opportune moment.