时
shí
I n.
1) time (when)
来时，请告诉我。 Let me know when you come.
2) lg. tense
3) Surname
II b.f.
1) period; season (时代)
2) hour; o'clock
3) opportunity; chance (时机)
4) current; present (时事)
III adv.
now and then; occasionally; from time to time
IV cons.
时 A 时 B: sometimes A, sometimes B
时远时近 sometimes far, sometimes near