| 2 (the duration of) time: |
| | 时间掌握得好 good timing; well-timed |
| | 费时间 time-consuming |
| | 办公时间 office hours |
| | 不给对手喘息的时间 give one's opponent no breathing space |
| | 时间到了。 Time's up. |
| | 时间紧,任务重。 Time is pressing and the task heavy. |
| | 你做这事用了多少时间? How much time did you spend on this? |