I feel sad every now and then.
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不时
Traditional: 不時
bù shí
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bù shí · bat1 si4 (Jyutping)
- from time to time
- now and then
- occasionally
- frequently
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
We go fishing from time to time.
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