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HSK 5 · 时而…时而
时而…时而 and 一会儿…一会儿
Two states taking turns — and both frames have to be said twice.
The rule
时而 A，时而 B = now A, now B — two states alternating, in writing:
天气时而晴，时而阴。
一会儿 A，一会儿 B — same idea, SPOKEN, over a shorter span:
他一会儿哭，一会儿笑。
有时 A，有时 B — the neutral one, simply sometimes.
All three frames must be said twice; once is a fragment. 忽然 is different: one sudden event, used once.
天气时而晴，时而阴。
一会儿 A，一会儿 B — same idea, SPOKEN, over a shorter span:
他一会儿哭，一会儿笑。
有时 A，有时 B — the neutral one, simply sometimes.
All three frames must be said twice; once is a fragment. 忽然 is different: one sudden event, used once.
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