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Word Number 10

sometimes

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Primary Chinese

有时候

Primary Pinyin

yǒu shí hou

Short Definition

A frequency expression marking occasional rather than constant occurrence.

Primary Meaning

在部分时候发生

Primary Note

Occasional-frequency marker.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: They sometimes eat rice → 他们有时候吃米饭。

Incorrect: They eat sometimes rice as the source order.

有时候 precedes 吃.

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