HSK 6
时间副词：时时、一时、早晚
shí jiān fù cí ： shí shí 、 yì shí 、 zǎo wǎn
Adverbs of time: 时时, 一时, 早晚
Explanation
These are three adverbs (words that modify verbs, usually indicating degree or time) of time, carrying a somewhat formal flavor and commonly found in formal/written usage.
subject (the person/thing performing the action, at the start of the sentence) + 时时 shíshí / 一时 yìshí / 早晚 zǎowǎn + verb.
时时 means 'frequently, always', emphasizing an action repeated continuously; 一时 means 'for the moment, momentarily', usually used when one temporarily cannot do or recall something; 早晚 means 'sooner or later', indicating something that is certain to happen, only a matter of time.
时时 stresses the frequency of repetition; 一时 stresses a brief moment; 早晚 stresses inevitability in the future.
using 一时 with the meaning 'frequently' (wrong, that is the meaning of 时时); or understanding 早晚 as merely 'morning and evening' while forgetting the meaning 'sooner or later'.
Examples
The teachers always pay attention to our studies.
I feel like I have met him somewhere before, but for the moment I just can't recall it.
Sooner or later he will learn the truth of the matter.
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