Usage of the character 时

(idiom) (when followed by 不 (bù)) at no time; never (Note: 無時無刻不／无时无刻不 (wushi-wukébù) therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".)
(when not followed by 不 (bù)) at all times; always

Huánqiú Shíbào

环球时报

[環球時報]

Global Times (weekly digest of international news from People's Daily 人民日報／人民日报 ( Rénmín Rìbào))

Chūnqiū Shídài

春秋时代

[春秋時代]

Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)

yīnshízhìyí

因时制宜

[因時制宜]

(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation

zhèngféngqíshí

正逢其时

[正逢其時]

to come at the right time
to be opportune

bīnghéshíqī

冰河时期

[冰河時期]

ice age

dìyīshíjiān

第一时间

[第一時間]

in the first moments (of sth happening)
immediately (after an event)
first thing

xiǎngyìngshíjiān

响应时间

[響應時間]

response time

yīshíbànshà

一时半霎

[一時半霎]

a short time
a little while

suíshísuídì

随时随地

[隨時隨地]

anytime and anywhere

huānlèshíguāng

欢乐时光

[歡樂時光]

happy time
happy hour (in bars etc)

dúchūyīshí

独出一时

[獨出一時]

incomparable
head and shoulders above the competition

shíshídáwù

识时达务

[識時達務]

understanding
to know what's up

Shídài Guǎngchǎng

时代广场

[時代廣場]

Times Square

Zhōngguó Shíbào

中国时报

[中國時報]

China Times (newspaper)

Yìndù Shíbào

印度时报

[印度時報]

India Times

duǎnshíchǔcún

短时储存

[短時儲存]

short-term storage
store

jíshíjídì

即时即地

[即時即地]

moment-to-moment

shěnshíduóshì

审时度势

[審時度勢]

to judge the hour and size up the situation
to take stock

gōngzuòshíjiān

工作时间

[工作時間]

working hours

shíshíkèkè

时时刻刻

[時時刻刻]

at all times

cǐshícǐdì

此时此地

[此時此地]

here and now
as things stand

shíhǎoshíhuài

时好时坏

[時好時壞]

sometimes good, sometimes bad

sānbùwǔshí

三不五时

[三不五時]

(Tw) from time to time
frequently

yuèdúshíjiān

阅读时间

[閱讀時間]

viewing time

Nàiliáng Shídài

奈良时代

[奈良時代]

Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history

wéishíguòzǎo

为时过早

[為時過早]

premature
too soon

shíxiěshíchuò

时写时辍

[時寫時輟]

to write for a bit then give up
to write in fits and starts

dǐngshèngshíqī

鼎盛时期

[鼎盛時期]

flourishing period
golden age

zhuājǐnshíjiān

抓紧时间

[抓緊時間]

to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up

yòngcānshíjiān

用餐时间

[用餐時間]

meal times

hōngdòngyīshí

哄动一时

[哄動一時]

variant of 轟動一時／轰动一时 (hōngdòngyīshí)

shíxiǎnshíyǐn

时显时隐

[時顯時隱]

appearing and disappearing
intermittently visible

bùshíshíbiàn

不识时变

[不識時變]

to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances
not amenable to reason

Fùxīng Shídài

复兴时代

[復興時代]

the Renaissance

jíshíxínglè

及时行乐

[及時行樂]

to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
make merry while you can
carpe diem

cángqìdàishí

藏器待时

[藏器待時]

to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment

shíchenwèidào

时辰未到

[時辰未到]

the time has not yet come

xiǎoshíhour

小时候儿

[小時候兒]

erhua variant of 小時候／小时候 (xiǎoshíhou)

zuòxīshíjiān

作息时间

[作息時間]

daily schedule
daily routine

dìngshíxìnguǎn

定时信管

[定時信管]

timed detonator

bùwéinóngshí

不违农时

[不違農時]

not miss the farming season
do farm work in the right season

nàolíngshízhōng

闹铃时钟

[鬧鈴時鐘]

alarm clock

tòngbiānshíbì

痛砭时弊

[痛砭時弊]

to strongly criticize the evils of the day

fēnshíduōgōng

分时多工

[分時多工]

time division multiplexing
TDM

bùfengōngshí

部分工时

[部分工時]

part-time work

yīshí Yú Liàng

一时瑜亮

[一時瑜亮]

two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜 ( Zhōu Yú) and 諸葛亮／诸葛亮 ( Zhūgě Liàng))

shíduànshíxù

时断时续

[時斷時續]

stopping and starting
intermittent
sporadic
on and off

shèngjíyīshí

盛极一时

[盛極一時]

all the rage for a time
grand fashion for a limited time

jiùqǐnshíjiān

就寝时间

[就寢時間]

bedtime

yǔshíxiāoxi

与时消息

[與時消息]

variable with the times
transient
impermanent

hōngdòngyīshí

轰动一时

[轟動一時]

to cause a sensation (idiom)

shíguāimìngjiǎn

时乖命蹇

[時乖命蹇]

bad times, adverse fate (idiom)

wéishíjuésú

违时绝俗

[違時絕俗]

to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions

shíkōngjiāonáng

时空胶囊

[時空膠囊]

time capsule (Tw)

shí'èrshíchen

十二时辰

[十二時辰]

twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy

shíduànfēnxī

时段分析

[時段分析]

time interval analysis

shénmeshíhou

什么时候

[什麼時候]

when?; at what time?

jíshíxiāoxi

即时消息

[即時消息]

instant message

Běijīng Shíjiān

北京时间

[北京時間]

Beijing Time (BJT); China Standard Time (CST)

jìshígōngzī

计时工资

[計時工資]

payment by the hour; time-rate wages (opposite: piece-rate wage 計件工資／计件工资 (jìjiàngōngzī))

zàiwèishídài

在位时代

[在位時代]

reign (of a king, emperor etc)

Měidōngshíjiān

美东时间

[美東時間]

USA Eastern Standard Time

Fēiniǎo Shídài

飞鸟时代

[飛鳥時代]

Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)

jìshíshōufèi

计时收费

[計時收費]

time charge

Hēi'àn Shídài

黑暗时代

[黑暗時代]

Dark Ages

shàngbānshíjiān

上班时间

[上班時間]

working hours; office hours

fēngmǐyīshí

风靡一时

[風靡一時]

fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage

bùrùshíyí

不入时宜

[不入時宜]

out of step with current thinking
outmoded
inappropriate for the occasion

shíjiānqūjiān

时间区间

[時間區間]

time interval

lìshǐshíqī

历史时期

[歷史時期]

historical period

zhēngqǔshíxiào

争取时效

[爭取時效]

to strive to get sth done while the timing is right

límíngshífēn

黎明时分

[黎明時分]

daybreak
at the crack of dawn

bàngōngshíjiān

办公时间

[辦公時間]

office hours

yǒudeshíhòu

有的时候

[有的時候]

sometimes
at times

céngjǐhéshí

曾几何时

[曾幾何時]

just a while before
not so long ago
everyone can remember when..

yīshíbànshǎng

一时半晌

[一時半晌]

a short time
a little while

shíkōnglüxíng

时空旅行

[時空旅行]

time travel

shíkōngcuòzhì

时空错置

[時空錯置]

having elements from another time or place

Hǎixiá Shíbào

海峡时报

[海峽時報]

The Straits Times

píngxíngshíkōng

平行时空

[平行時空]

parallel universe

āndìngshíjiān

安定时间

[安定時間]

(control theory) settling time

guòshíbùhòu

过时不候

[過時不候]

being late is not acceptable (idiom)

línshídàikuǎn

临时贷款

[臨時貸款]

bridging loan

dìngshíshèyǐng

定时摄影

[定時攝影]

time-lapse photography

dìngshízhàdàn

定时炸弹

[定時炸彈]

time bomb

jíshèngshíqī

极盛时期

[極盛時期]

most flourishing period
Golden Age

chuānyuèshíkōng

穿越时空

[穿越時空]

to travel through time

guòdùshíqī

过渡时期

[過渡時期]

transition

Shíqì Shídài

石器时代

[石器時代]

Stone Age

Jīnghuá Shíbào

京华时报

[京華時報]

Beijing Times (newspaper)

línshíyǎnyuán

临时演员

[臨時演員]

an extra (in a movie)

qíngshíduōyún

晴时多云

[晴時多雲]

mostly sunny; mostly clear (meteorology)

cǐshíyǐqián

此时以前

[此時以前]

heretofore

línshífēnjū

临时分居

[臨時分居]

trial separation

huángjīnshídài

黄金时代

[黃金時代]

golden age

suíshídàimìng

随时待命

[隨時待命]

on call
always available
ready at all times

zhuīsùshíxiào

追诉时效

[追訴時效]

(law) period during which one can prosecute or sue sb (as stipulated by a statute of limitations)

shíyǐnshíxiàn

时隐时现

[時隱時現]

appearing and disappearing (idiom)
intermittently visible

shíbùwǒdài

时不我待

[時不我待]

time and tide wait for no man (idiom)

kuǎnyǔyíshí

款语移时

[款語移時]

to talk slowly and in depth (idiom)

Dōngbù Shíjiān

东部时间

[東部時間]

Eastern Standard Time (EST)

hóngjíyīshí

红极一时

[紅極一時]

tremendously popular for a while

Zhōngshíqì Shídài

中石器时代

[中石器時代]

Mesolithic Era

yīshíbànhuìr

一时半会儿

[一時半會兒]

a short time; a little while

zuòxīshíjiānbiǎo

作息时间表

[作息時間表]

daily schedule
work schedule

Luòshānjī Shíbào

洛杉矶时报

[洛杉磯時報]

Los Angeles Times

shíkōngcuòzhìgǎn

时空错置感

[時空錯置感]

sense of being in another time and place
feeling that one has entered a time warp

ànshíjiānxiānhòu

按时间先后

[按時間先後]

chronological

Dà Jìyuán Shíbào

大纪元时报

[大紀元時報]

Epoch Times, US newspaper

shíjiānbùzǎole

时间不早了

[時間不早了]

it's getting late; time's getting on

shíjiāncèdìngxué

时间测定学

[時間測定學]

chronometry

Jiùshíqì Shídài

旧石器时代

[舊石器時代]

Paleolithic Era

jiǎnyāshíjiānbiǎo

减压时间表

[減壓時間表]

decompression schedule (diving)
also called 減壓程序／减压程序 (jiǎnyāchéngxù)

dīlòujìshíqì

滴漏计时器

[滴漏計時器]

hourglass
water clock
clepsydra

Xīn Hǎixiá Shíbào

新海峡时报

[新海峽時報]

New Strait Times (newspaper)

shíshìzàoyīngxióng

时势造英雄

[時勢造英雄]

Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

fàngshèxìngjìshí

放射性计时

[放射性計時]

radiometric dating

yùnxíngshícuòwù

运行时错误

[運行時錯誤]

run-time error (in computing)

dàonàgèshíhòu

到那个时候

[到那個時候]

until this moment

Xīnshíqì Shídài

新石器时代

[新石器時代]

Neolithic Era

tíngchējìshíqì

停车计时器

[停車計時器]

parking meter

rìguāngjiéyuēshí

日光节约时

[日光節約時]

daylight saving time

línshíbàofójiǎo

临时抱佛脚

[臨時抱佛腳]

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
doing things at the last minute
making a hasty last-minute effort

Huáshèngdùn Shíbào

华盛顿时报

[華盛頓時報]

Washington Times (newspaper)

Qīngtóngqì Shídài

青铜器时代

[青銅器時代]

the Bronze Age
also written 青銅時代／青铜时代 ( Qīngtóng Shídài)

zhǔdànjìshíqì

煮蛋计时器

[煮蛋計時器]

egg timer

xiétiáoshìjièshí

协调世界时

[協調世界時]

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

yǔshíjiānsàipǎo

与时间赛跑

[與時間賽跑]

to race against time

tiānshídìlìrénhé

天时地利人和

[天時地利人和]

the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war

shǒucìzhùshìshíjiān

首次注视时间

[首次注視時間]

first fixation duration

bāxiǎoshígōngzuòzhì

八小时工作制

[八小時工作制]

eight-hour working day

duǎnshíyǔyīnjìyì

短时语音记忆

[短時語音記憶]

short-term phonological memory

bǐyīshícǐyīshí

彼一时此一时

[彼一時此一時]

that was one thing, and this is another
times have changed

Chūnqiū Zhànguó Shídài

春秋战国时代

[春秋戰國時代]

the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)

Jīnróng Shíbàozhǐshù

金融时报指数

[金融時報指數]

Financial Times stock exchange index (FTSE 100 or footsie)

yuānyuānxiāngbàohéshíliǎo

冤冤相报何时了

[冤冤相報何時了]

if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)

shíjiānshìbǎshāzhūdāo

时间是把杀猪刀

[時間是把殺豬刀]

lit. time is a butcher's knife
fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving
nothing gold can stay

shíshíwùzhěwéijùnjié

识时务者为俊杰

[識時務者為俊傑]

(idiom) only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends; a wise man submits to circumstances

shuōshíchí,nàshíkuài

说时迟，那时快

[說時遲，那時快]

(idiom) no sooner said than done
before you know it

xiāoshòushídiǎnqíngbàoxìtǒng

销售时点情报系统

[銷售時點情報系統]

point of sale system

Gélínwēizhì Biāozhǔn Shíjiān

格林威治标准时间

[格林威治標準時間]

(Tw) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Gélínnízhì Biāozhǔn Shíjiān

格林尼治标准时间

[格林尼治標準時間]

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

cōngmingyīshì,měngdǒngyīshí

聪明一世，懵懂一时

[聰明一世，懵懂一時]

see 聰明一世，糊塗一時／聪明一世，糊涂一时 (cōngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí)

yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí

养兵千日，用兵一时

[養兵千日，用兵一時]

lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

xiǎoshíliǎoliǎo,dàwèibìjiā

小时了了，大未必佳

[小時了了，大未必佳]

being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)

jībùkěshī,shíbùzàilái

机不可失，时不再来

[機不可失，時不再來]

Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)

cōngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí

聪明一世，糊涂一时

[聰明一世，糊塗一時]

(idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment; every man has a fool in his sleeve

yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīshí

养兵千日，用在一时

[養兵千日，用在一時]

see 養兵千日，用兵一時／养兵千日，用兵一时 (yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí)

línshí Aòménshìzhèngzhíxíngwěiyuánhuì

临时澳门市政执行委员会

[臨時澳門市政執行委員會]

Provisional Municipal Council of Macau
Câmara Municipal de Macau Provisória

zàijiāqiānrìhǎo,chūményīshínán

在家千日好，出门一时难

[在家千日好，出門一時難]

lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
fig. there's no place like home

píngshíbùshāoxiāng,línshíbàofójiǎo

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚

[平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳]

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
doing things at the last minute
to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)