不时

bùshí

from time to time; now and then; occasionally

adverbnoun HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 不時

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See it in sentences

窗外不时传来鸟叫声。

From time to time, the calls of birds come through the window.

他走路不时回头看一看。

He keeps turning back to look now and then as he walks.