Sometimes – yǒushíhou

Grammar Point:
The phrase 有時时候 yǒushíhòuhou…有時时候 yǒushíhòuhou… in Chinese means “sometimes…sometimes…” in English. It is used to express that something happens occasionally or at different times, emphasizing the variability or irregularity of the occurrence.

Structure

S + yǒushíhòu + A，yǒushíhòu + B

It is okay to drop the 候 hòuhou character. Just using 有時时 yǒushí… is also commonly used in everyday speech.

我wǒ週末zhōumò有時候yǒushíhòu喜歡xǐhuān在zài家jiā看書kànshū， 有時候yǒushíhòu喜歡xǐhuān去qù公園gōngyuán散步sànbù我wǒ周末zhōumò有时候yǒushíhou喜欢xǐhuan在zài家jiā看书kànshū， 有时候yǒushíhou喜欢xǐhuan去qù公园gōngyuán散步sànbù
On weekends, sometimes I like to read at home, and sometimes I like to take a walk in the park.

我的wǒde晚餐wǎncān有時候yǒushíhòu在zài家jiā吃chī， 有時候yǒushíhòu去qù餐廳cāntīng吃chī我的wǒde晚餐wǎncān有时候yǒushíhou在zài家jiā吃chī， 有时候yǒushíhou去qù餐厅cāntīng吃chī
For dinner, I sometimes eat at home, and sometimes I go to a restaurant.

去qù電影院diànyǐngyuàn看kàn電影diànyǐng的時候deshíhòu， 她tā有時yǒushí吃chī爆米花bàomǐhuā， 有時yǒushí吃chī熱狗règǒu去qù电影院diànyǐngyuàn看kàn电影diànyǐng的时候deshíhou， 她tā有时yǒushí吃chī爆米花bàomǐhuā， 有时yǒushí吃chī热狗règǒu
When she goes to the movies, sometimes she eats popcorn, and sometimes she eats a hot dog.

這zhè家jiā店diàn的de咖啡kāfēi， 有時候yǒushíhòu好喝hǎohē， 有時候yǒushíhòu難喝nánhē这zhè家jiā店diàn的de咖啡kāfēi， 有时候yǒushíhou好喝hǎohē， 有时候yǒushíhou难喝nánhē
The coffee at this shop is sometimes good, and sometimes bad.

台灣Táiwān的de冬天dōngtiān很hěn奇怪qíguài， 有時候yǒushíhòu冷lěng有時候yǒushíhòu熱rè台湾Táiwān的de冬天dōngtiān很hěn奇怪qíguài， 有时候yǒushíhou冷lěng有时候yǒushíhou热rè
The winter in Taiwan is strange; sometimes it’s cold, and sometimes it’s hot.

我們wǒmen的de工作gōngzuò， 有時yǒushí很hěn忙máng， 有時yǒushí完全wánquán不bù忙máng我们wǒmen的de工作gōngzuò， 有时yǒushí很hěn忙máng， 有时yǒushí完全wánquán不bù忙máng
Our work is sometimes busy, and sometimes not busy at all.