HSK 5 · Function Words

随时 suíshí “at any time” in Chinese

Traditional 隨時

What 随时 means

  1. at any time
  2. at all times
  3. at the right time
  4. whenever necessary

How to say 随时

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale随suí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale时shí2nd tone, rising

随时 in a sentence

  1. 我随时可以开始。

    Wǒ suíshí kěyǐ kāishǐ.

    I can start any time.

    Sentence #5945143 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你随时都可以来看我。

    Nǐ suíshí dōu kěyǐ lái kàn wǒ.

    You can come and see me any time you like.

    Sentence #868467 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 欢迎随时提问。

    Huānyíng suíshí tíwèn.

    Feel free to ask questions at any time.

    Sentence #851544 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 随时 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 随 (suí) with each of its parts in a different colour
随suíto follow
  • 阝place
  • 迶to walk · yòu
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 随时

随 11 strokes · 时 7 strokes

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

Words related to 随时

Words with 随

随便suíbiàn · as one wishes随着suízhe · along with随身suíshēn · to carry with you随手suíshǒu · as you go随即suíjí · immediately伴随bànsuí · to accompany跟随gēnsuí · to follow随意suíyì · as one likes

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: Function Words & Grammar

似的shìde · as if首shǒu · measure word for songs and poems似乎sìhū · it seems事先shìxiān · in advance随手suíshǒu · as you go所suǒ · (grammar particle introducing a passive or relative clause)套tào · set通常tōngcháng · regular

FAQs

随时 (suíshí) means “at any time” or “at all times”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it suíshí: suí with a 2nd 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, 随时 is written 隨時. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type suishi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 随时 from the suggestions. Typing suishi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
随时 is an HSK 5 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.