No. 2,887 in Chinese
时有
"时有" means "occasionally" or "sometimes."
In a sentence
他在路上时有停下来休息。
He occasionally stops to rest while on the road.
Here, '时有' means 'occasionally' and indicates that the action of stopping to rest happens from time to time.
天气预报显示今天会时有小雨。
The weather forecast indicates there will be occasional light rain today.
In this sentence, '时有' also means 'occasionally' and describes the sporadic occurrence of light rain.
会议中，他时有提出建设性的意见。
During the meeting, he occasionally provided constructive opinions.
Here, '时有' conveys the meaning that constructive opinions are offered intermittently during the meeting.
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