。
We go fishing from time to time.
How to pronounce 不时
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
bù不shí时
from time to time; now and then
HSK 6
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
bùFourth toneshíSecond tone
See it in a sentence.
。
He still comes to see me now and then.
Hear the difference
A syllable has a shape.
Tone marks show how pitch changes. Colors help you follow each syllable in the app.
ā First toneHigh and level
á Second toneRising
ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à Fourth toneFalling
a Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.