时而 Traditional 時而 shí ér 🔊 occasionally; from time to time HSK 7–9 + Review this word Meanings shí ér 時而 occasionally; from time to time Its characters 时shítime; hour; period; seasonHSK 2而érandHSK 4 In sentences Pinyin 我wǒ时而shí ér乐观lè guān，时而shí ér悲观bēi guān。I am by turns an optimist and a pessimist. #867908