小孩和老师。有一天，一个小孩独自在河里洗澡，突然腿开始抽搐，危险来到了，他接连灌了几口水，开始往下沉，眼看就要被淹死了。就在孩子极力挣扎的时候，他在恍惚间看到了自己的老师，于是他连忙大声呼救。那个老师看到自己的学生擅自下水游泳，而且现在还有了危险，便生气地说：你怎么这么不听老师的话呢，一个人跑到河里，你也真够鲁莽和冒险的！我说过多少遍了老师在上面开始责备自己的学生。学生又灌了几口水，他哭叫着回答：请你先把我救起来，再责备我吧。大道理：凡事都有轻重缓急，重要的事情先做。在危及生命的时候，帮助和救援应先于责骂教育。该说的时候说，该做的时候做，要看时机和场合。
小孩和老师。
Children and teachers.
小孩和老师。
xiǎo hái hé lǎo shī
Children and teachers.
小孩 (xiǎo hái) child/CL:個|个[ge4]
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
孩 (hái) child
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
有一天，一个小孩独自在河里洗澡，突然腿开始抽搐，危险来到了，他接连灌了几口水，开始往下沉，眼看就要被淹死了。
One day, a child alone in the river bathing, suddenly his legs began to twitch, the danger came, he dunked a few mouthfuls of water one after another, began to sink, looking to be drowned.
有一天，
yǒu yī tiān
One day
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
一个小孩独自在河里洗澡，
yī gě xiǎo hái dú zì zài hé lǐ xǐ zǎo
A child was bathing alone in the river.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
小孩 (xiǎo hái) child/CL:個|个[ge4]
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
孩 (hái) child
独自 (dú zì) alone
独 (dú) alone/independent/single/sole/only
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
河 (hé) river/CL:條|条[tiao2]道[dao4]
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
洗澡 (xǐ zǎo) to bathe/to take a shower
洗 (xǐ) to wash/to bathe/to develop (photo)
澡 (zǎo) bath
突然腿开始抽搐，
tū rán tuǐ kāi shǐ chōu chù
Suddenly the leg starts to twitch and
突然 (tū rán) sudden/abrupt/unexpected
突 (tū) to dash/to move forward quickly/to bulge/to protrude/to
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
腿 (tuǐ) leg/CL:條|条[tiao2]
开始 (kāi shǐ) to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
始 (shǐ) to begin/to start/then/only then
抽搐 (chōu chù) to twitch
抽 (chōu) to draw out/to pull out from in between/to remove part of
搐 (chù) lead/pull
危险来到了，
wēi xiǎn lái dào le
The danger is coming.
危险 (wēi xiǎn) danger/dangerous
危 (wēi) danger/to endanger/Taiwan pr. [wei2]
险 (xiǎn) danger/dangerous/rugged
来到 (lái dào) to come/to arrive
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他接连灌了几口水，
tā jiē lián guàn le jī kǒu shuǐ
He took a few gulps of water one after the other.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
接连 (jiē lián) on end/in a row/in succession
接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
灌 (guàn) to irrigate/to pour/to install (software)/to record (music)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
几 (jī) small table
口水 (kǒu shuǐ) saliva
口 (kǒu) mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people domestic
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
开始往下沉，
kāi shǐ wǎng xià chén
started to sink down and
开始 (kāi shǐ) to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
始 (shǐ) to begin/to start/then/only then
往 (wǎng) to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for
下沉 (xià chén) to sink down
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
沉 (chén) see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1]/to submerge/to immerse/to sink/to
眼看就要被淹死了。
yǎn kān jiù yāo bèi yān sǐ le
It looks like it's about to drown.
眼看 (yǎn kān) soon/in a moment/to look on as sth happens
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
就要 (jiù yāo) will/shall/to be going to
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
淹死 (yān sǐ) to drown
淹 (yān) to flood/to submerge/to drown/to irritate the skin (of
死 (sǐ) to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
就在孩子极力挣扎的时候，他在恍惚间看到了自己的老师，于是他连忙大声呼救。
Just as the child was struggling desperately, he saw his teacher in a trance, so he hurriedly called out for help.
就在孩子极力挣扎的时候，
jiù zài hái zǐ jí lì zhēng zā de shí hòu
Just as the child was struggling desperately to
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
孩子 (hái zǐ) child
孩 (hái) child
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
极力 (jí lì) to make a supreme effort/at all costs
极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
挣扎 (zhēng zā) to struggle
挣 (zhēng) see 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]/to struggle to get free/to strive to
扎 (zā) to prick/to run or stick (a needle etc) into/jug (a
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
时候 (shí hòu) time/length of time/moment/period
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
他在恍惚间看到了自己的老师，
tā zài huǎng hū jiān kān dào le zì jǐ de lǎo shī
He saw his teacher in a trance that
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
恍惚 (huǎng hū) absent-minded/distracted/dazzled/vaguely/dimly
恍 (huǎng) disappointed/flurried/indistinct
惚 (hū) indistinct
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
到了 (dào le) at last/finally/in the end
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
于是他连忙大声呼救。
yú shì tā lián máng dà shēng hū jiù
So he hurriedly shouted for help.
于是 (yú shì) thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
连忙 (lián máng) promptly/at once
连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
忙 (máng) busy/hurriedly/to hurry/to rush
大声 (dà shēng) loud voice/in a loud voice/loudly
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
呼救 (hū jiù) to call for help
呼 (hū) to call/to cry/to shout/to breath out/to exhale
救 (jiù) to save/to assist/to rescue
那个老师看到自己的学生擅自下水游泳，而且现在还有了危险，便生气地说：你怎么这么不听老师的话呢，一个人跑到河里，你也真够鲁莽和冒险的！我说过多少遍了老师在上面开始责备自己的学生。
That teacher, seeing his student swimming without permission and now in danger, said angrily: How can you be so disobedient to your teacher, running into the river alone, you are also really reckless and risky! How many times have I told you that the teacher started scolding his student from above.
那个老师看到自己的学生擅自下水游泳，
nā gě lǎo shī kān dào zì jǐ de xué shēng shàn zì xià shuǐ yóu yǒng
That teacher saw his students swimming in the water without permission.
那个 (nā gě) that one/that thing/that (as opposed to this)/(used before
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
擅自 (shàn zì) without permission
擅 (shàn) without authority/to usurp/to arrogate to oneself/to
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
下水 (xià shuǐ) downstream/to go into the water/to put into water/to launch
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
游泳 (yóu yǒng) swimming/to swim
游 (yóu) to walk/to tour/to roam/to travel
泳 (yǒng) swimming/to swim
而且现在还有了危险，
ér qiě xiàn zài hái yǒu le wēi xiǎn
And now with the danger that
而且 (ér qiě) (not only ...) but also/moreover/in addition/furthermore
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
且 (qiě) and/moreover/yet/for the time being/to be about to/both
现在 (xiàn zài) now/at present/at the moment/modern/current/nowadays
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
还有 (hái yǒu) furthermore/in addition/still/also
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
危险 (wēi xiǎn) danger/dangerous
危 (wēi) danger/to endanger/Taiwan pr. [wei2]
险 (xiǎn) danger/dangerous/rugged
便生气地说：
biàn shēng qì de shuì
Then he said angrily.
便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
生气 (shēng qì) to get angry/to take offense/angry/vitality/liveliness
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
你怎么这么不听老师的话呢，
nǐ zěn me zhè me bù tīng lǎo shī de huà ne
Why do you disobey the teacher so much?
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
怎么 (zěn me) how?/what?/why?
怎 (zěn) how
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
这么 (zhè me) so much/this much/how much?/this way/like this
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
的话 (de huà) if (coming after a conditional clause)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
一个人跑到河里，
yī gě rén páo dào hé lǐ
A man runs into the river and
一个人 (yī gě rén) by oneself (without assistance)/alone (without company)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
跑 (páo) (of an animal) to paw (the ground)/to run/to run away/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
河 (hé) river/CL:條|条[tiao2]道[dao4]
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
你也真够鲁莽和冒险的！
nǐ yě zhēn gòu lǔ mǎng hé mào xiǎn de
You're really reckless and adventurous too!
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
够 (gòu) enough (sufficient)/enough (too much)/(coll.) (before adj.)
鲁莽 (lǔ mǎng) hot-headed/impulsive/reckless
鲁 (lǔ) crass/stupid/rude
莽 (mǎng) thick weeds/luxuriant growth/Illicium anisatum a shrub with
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
冒险 (mào xiǎn) to take risks/to take chances/foray/adventure
冒 (mào) to emit/to give off/to send out (or up forth)/to brave/to
险 (xiǎn) danger/dangerous/rugged
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
我说过多少遍了老师在上面开始责备自己的学生。
wǒ shuì guō duō shǎo biàn le lǎo shī zài shǎng miàn kāi shǐ zé bèi zì jǐ de xué shēng
How many times have I said that teachers are up there starting to blame their own students.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
过多 (guō duō) too many/excessive
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
少 (shǎo) few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom
遍 (biàn) everywhere/all over/classifier for actions: one time
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
上面 (shǎng miàn) on top of/above-mentioned/also pr. [shang4 mian5]
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
开始 (kāi shǐ) to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
始 (shǐ) to begin/to start/then/only then
责备 (zé bèi) to blame/to criticize/condemnation/reproach
责 (zé) duty/responsibility/to reproach/to blame
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
学生又灌了几口水，他哭叫着回答：请你先把我救起来，再责备我吧。
The student took a few more gulps of water, and he cried out in reply: Please get me up before you chastise me.
学生又灌了几口水，
xué shēng yòu guàn le jī kǒu shuǐ
The student took a few more sips of water and
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
灌 (guàn) to irrigate/to pour/to install (software)/to record (music)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
几 (jī) small table
口水 (kǒu shuǐ) saliva
口 (kǒu) mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people domestic
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
他哭叫着回答：
tā kū jiào zhāo huí dā
He cried out in reply.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
哭 (kū) to cry/to weep
叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
回答 (huí dā) to reply/to answer/the answer/CL:個|个[ge4]
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
答 (dā) to answer/to agree/reply/answer/return/respond/echo
请你先把我救起来，
qǐng nǐ xiān bǎ wǒ jiù qǐ lái
Please get me up first.
请 (qǐng) to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
先 (xiān) early/prior/former/in advance/first
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
救 (jiù) to save/to assist/to rescue
起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
再责备我吧。
zài zé bèi wǒ bā
Blame me again.
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
责备 (zé bèi) to blame/to criticize/condemnation/reproach
责 (zé) duty/responsibility/to reproach/to blame
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access
大道理：凡事都有轻重缓急，重要的事情先做。
The big truth: everything has a priority, and the important things are done first.
大道理：
dà dào lǐ
Big truth.
大道理 (dà dào lǐ) major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
凡事都有轻重缓急，
fán shì dōu yǒu qīng chóng huǎn jí
There are priorities in everything.
凡事 (fán shì) everything
凡 (fán) ordinary/commonplace/mundane/temporal/of the material world
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
轻重缓急 (qīng chóng huǎn jí) slight or important urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
重 (chóng) to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer/heavy
缓 (huǎn) slow/unhurried/sluggish/gradual/not tense/relaxed/to
急 (jí) urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/to make (sb) anxious
重要的事情先做。
chóng yāo de shì qíng xiān zuò
The important things come first.
重要 (chóng yāo) important/significant/major
重 (chóng) to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer/heavy
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
事情 (shì qíng) affair/matter/thing/business/CL:件[jian4]樁|桩[zhuang1]
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
先 (xiān) early/prior/former/in advance/first
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
在危及生命的时候，帮助和救援应先于责骂教育。
In life-threatening situations, help and rescue should come before scolding and education.
在危及生命的时候，
zài wēi jí shēng mìng de shí hòu
In times of life-threatening
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
危及 (wēi jí) to endanger/to jeopardize/a danger (to life national
危 (wēi) danger/to endanger/Taiwan pr. [wei2]
及 (jí) and/to reach/up to/in time for
生命 (shēng mìng) life (as the characteristic of living beings)/living being
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
命 (mìng) life/fate/order or command/to assign a name title etc
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
时候 (shí hòu) time/length of time/moment/period
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
帮助和救援应先于责骂教育。
bāng zhù hé jiù yuán yīng xiān yú zé mà jiāo yù
Help and rescue should come before scolding and education.
帮助 (bāng zhù) assistance/aid/to help/to assist
帮 (bāng) to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired
助 (zhù) to help/to assist
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
救援 (jiù yuán) to save/to support/to help/to assist
救 (jiù) to save/to assist/to rescue
援 (yuán) to help/to assist/to aid
应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
先 (xiān) early/prior/former/in advance/first
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
责骂 (zé mà) to scold
责 (zé) duty/responsibility/to reproach/to blame
骂 (mà) to scold/to abuse/to curse/CL:通[tong4]頓|顿[dun4]
教育 (jiāo yù) to educate/to teach/education
教 (jiāo) to teach/religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
育 (yù) to have children/to raise or bring up/to educate
该说的时候说，该做的时候做，要看时机和场合。
The time to say and the time to do depends on the timing and the occasion.
该说的时候说，
gāi shuì de shí hòu shuì
When it's time to say it.
该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
时候 (shí hòu) time/length of time/moment/period
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
该做的时候做，
gāi zuò de shí hòu zuò
When it's time to do it.
该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
时候 (shí hòu) time/length of time/moment/period
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
要看时机和场合。
yāo kān shí jī hé cháng gě
It depends on the timing and the occasion.
要看 (yāo kān) it depends on...
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
时机 (shí jī) fortunate timing/occasion/opportunity
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
机 (jī) machine/engine/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
场合 (cháng gě) situation/occasion/context/setting/location/venue
场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
合 (gě) 100 ml/one-tenth of a peck/measure for dry grain equal to