HSK 4 · Function Words

按时 ànshí “on time” in Chinese

Traditional 按時

What 按时 means

  1. on time
  2. before deadline
  3. on schedule

How to say 按时

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale按àn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale时shí2nd tone, rising

按时 in a sentence

  1. 我按时到了学校。

    Wǒ ànshí dào le xuéxiào.

    I arrived at school on time.

    Sentence #1446764 from Tatoeba

  2. 有时候火车没能按时到达。

    Yǒushíhou huǒchē méi néng ànshí dàodá.

    Sometimes the train doesn’t arrive on time.

    Sentence #733135 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 就目前情况看，我们不能按时完成任务了。

    Jiù mùqián qíngkuàng kàn, wǒmen bùnéng ànshí wánchéng rènwu le.

    Judging by the current situation, we won’t be able to finish the task on time.

    Sentence #1064547 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 按时 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 按 (àn) with each of its parts in a different colour
按ànto press
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 安peaceful · ānSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 安 (ān) hints at the sound. Compare it with àn.

The character 时 (shí) with each of its parts in a different colour
时shío’clock
  • 日sun · rìMeaning part
  • 寸inch · cùn

Memory aidThe sun 日 marks the time of day. In the full form 時, 寺 (sì) gave the sound.

How to write 按时

按 9 strokes · 时 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

按时 (ànshí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 按时 (ànshí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 按时

Words with 按

按àn · to press按照ànzhào · according to按摩ànmó · massage

Words with 时

时候shíhou · time时shí · o’clock小时xiǎoshí · hour时间shíjiān · time有时yǒushí · sometimes小时候xiǎoshíhou · in one’s childhood当时dāngshí · then平时píngshí · ordinarily同时tóngshí · at the same time暂时zànshí · temporary

More words: Particles & Connectors

只有zhǐyǒu · only才cái · ability只zhǐ · only地de · particle used after a description按照ànzhào · according to倍bèi · times并且bìngqiě · and比如bǐrú · for example

FAQs

按时 (ànshí) means “on time” or “before deadline”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it ànshí: àn with a 4th tone, then shí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 按时 is written 按時. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type anshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 按时 from the suggestions. Typing anshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
按时 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.