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时刻 (時刻)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

时刻 [shíkè]
  1. 1. noun moment
    紧急时刻
    critical moment
  2. 2. adverb constantly
    士兵们时刻准备战斗。
    The soldiers are ready for combat at all times.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

时刻 [shíkè]
  1. 1. a point of time; hour; moment; occasion
    欢乐的时刻
    a time of rejoicing
    幸福的时刻
    a happy moment
    在此关键时刻
    at this crucial hour
  2. 2. constantly; always
    时刻准备保卫祖国
    be ready to defend the country at any moment

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

时刻 [shíkè]
  1. 1. 时间的某一点或某一小段
    庄严的时刻
    关键时刻
  2. 2. 每时每刻;经常
    时刻准备着
    时刻刻不忘人民利益。

Examples

在那危急的时刻,他还保持着安详的神态。
At the critical juncture, he still kept his composure.
时刻策励自己
constantly spur oneself ahead
时刻把群众的利益挂在心上
always have the welfare of the masses at heart
关键时刻
a critical (or crucial) moment
他细心掐算第一列火车即将通过的时刻
He carefully figured out what time the first train would pass by.
幸福的时刻
a happy moment
时刻准备保卫祖国
be ready to defend the country at any moment
民族危亡的时刻
when the nation's existence is in peril; when the fate of the nation hangs in the balance

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