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sometimes

有时候

yǒu shí hou

A frequency expression marking occasional rather than constant occurrence.

Standard Mapping

Chinese
有时候
Pinyin
yǒu shí hou
Meaning
在部分时候发生
Note
Occasional-frequency marker.

Meaning and Usage

Meaning and Usage

Use sometimes for 有时候 before the action it scopes over. Generation remains disabled until manual examples are reviewed.

Mapping Boundary

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

Incorrect: They eat sometimes rice as the source order.

Reason: 有时候 precedes 吃.

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Mapping Boundary

Correct Mapping

They sometimes eat rice → 他们有时候吃米饭。

Incorrect Mapping or Split

They eat sometimes rice as the source order.

Reason

有时候 precedes 吃.

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