⏰ Time Expressions — 时间表达
Duration, sequence, frequency — common in listening. These 10 sentences are battle-tested HSK 4 building blocks — memorize them as whole chunks, then swap in your own vocabulary. Part of the 100 essential HSK 4 sentences collection.
Grammar patterns used in this set / 本组句子用到的语法
已经 / 曾经 (already / once) →才 / 就 (timing) →The 10 sentences / 句子清单
1
我刚到家就接到了她的电话。
Wǒ gāng dào jiā jiù jiē dào le tā de diànhuà.
I had just gotten home when I got her call.
📋 right after
2
再过一个星期就是中秋节了。
Zài guò yí gè xīngqī jiùshì Zhōngqiū Jié le.
In another week it will be Mid-Autumn Festival.
📋 future event
3
等我做完作业，我们就出去玩。
Děng wǒ zuò wán zuòyè, wǒmen jiù chū qù wán.
Once I finish my homework, we will go out to play.
📋 after completion
4
我已经在这里工作了五年了。
Wǒ yǐjīng zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò le wǔ nián le.
I have already been working here for five years.
📋 duration
5
他从来没有迟到过。
Tā cónglái méiyǒu chídào guò.
He has never been late.
📋 never (past)
6
明天早上8点准时出发，请大家不要迟到。
Míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn zhǔnshí chūfā, qǐng dàjiā bú yào chídào.
We will depart at 8 AM tomorrow morning sharp — please don't be late.
📋 scheduled time
7
他在中国住了三年多了。
Tā zài Zhōngguó zhù le sān nián duō le.
He has lived in China for over three years.
📋 more than
8
我每天早上六点起床，七点出门。
Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng, qī diǎn chūmén.
I get up at 6 AM and leave home at 7 every day.
📋 daily routine
9
经过半年的努力，他终于通过了考试。
Jīngguò bàn nián de nǔlì, tā zhōngyú tōngguò le kǎoshì.
After half a year of hard work, he finally passed the exam.
📋 after effort
10
时间过得真快，转眼就到春天了。
Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, zhuǎnyǎn jiù dào chūntiān le.
Time flies — in the blink of an eye it's spring.
📋 time flies
Active Recall Practice / 回忆练习
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I had just gotten home when I got her call.
In another week it will be Mid-Autumn Festival.
Once I finish my homework, we will go out to play.
I have already been working here for five years.
He has never been late.
We will depart at 8 AM tomorrow morning sharp — please don't be late.
He has lived in China for over three years.
I get up at 6 AM and leave home at 7 every day.
After half a year of hard work, he finally passed the exam.
Time flies — in the blink of an eye it's spring.
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