"作時" meaning in Chinese

See 作時 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /t͡soʔ⁴⁴ zz̩ʷ²³/ [Wu, Northern, Suzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 作时 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 作時
  1. (Suzhounese) may; might Synonyms: 作興, 作兴, 可能 (kěnéng) [Standard]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "作時",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Suzhounese Wu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
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            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
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            [
              20,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The sky is dark, it might rain.",
          "ref": "1993, 蘇州方言詞典, page 19:",
          "text": "天暗得來,作時要落雨。",
          "translation": "The sky is dark, it might rain.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
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              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
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              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The sky is dark, it might rain.",
          "ref": "1993, 蘇州方言詞典, page 19:",
          "text": "天暗得来,作时要落雨。",
          "translation": "The sky is dark, it might rain.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "may; might"
      ],
      "id": "en-作時-zh-adv-iTrAGySe",
      "links": [
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ],
        [
          "might",
          "might"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Suzhounese) may; might"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "作興"
        },
        {
          "word": "作兴"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kěnéng",
          "tags": [
            "Standard"
          ],
          "word": "可能"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Suzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁷tsoq-zyu₂"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁷tsoq-zyu₂"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "MiniDict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsoh^入 zyu^平"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡soʔ⁴⁴ zz̩ʷ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "作時"
}
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    {
      "form": "作时",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "作時",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Chinese adverbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 作",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 時",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Suzhounese Wu",
        "Wu adverbs",
        "Wu lemmas",
        "Wu terms with quotations"
      ],
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          ],
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            ]
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          "english": "The sky is dark, it might rain.",
          "ref": "1993, 蘇州方言詞典, page 19:",
          "text": "天暗得來,作時要落雨。",
          "translation": "The sky is dark, it might rain.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
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              25
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          ],
          "english": "The sky is dark, it might rain.",
          "ref": "1993, 蘇州方言詞典, page 19:",
          "text": "天暗得来,作时要落雨。",
          "translation": "The sky is dark, it might rain.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "may; might"
      ],
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        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ],
        [
          "might",
          "might"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Suzhounese) may; might"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Suzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁷tsoq-zyu₂"
    },
    {
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      ],
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        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "⁷tsoq-zyu₂"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsoh^入 zyu^平"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡soʔ⁴⁴ zz̩ʷ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "作興"
    },
    {
      "word": "作兴"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kěnéng",
      "tags": [
        "Standard"
      ],
      "word": "可能"
    }
  ],
  "word": "作時"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 作時 meaning in Chinese (1.7kB)

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