Part 16
时而shí ér
occasionally, from time to time昔日xī rì
formerly, in olden days昼夜zhòu yè
day and night, period of 24 hours暂且zàn qiě
for now, for the time being期限qī xiàn
time limit, deadline, allotted time正月zhēng yuè
first month of the lunar year淡季dàn jì
off season, slow business season清晨qīng chén
early morning漫长màn cháng
very long, endless片刻piàn kè
short period of time, a moment