花了 huaˉ le˙

(Spent)

Spent

花了點時

huaˉ le˙ dianˇ shiˊ

(Spent, Took some)

Spent some time, Took some time

時間 shiˊ jianˉ

(Time)

Time

花

Blossom, Fancy, Flower, Spend

Flower, Blossom, Spend, Fancy pattern

了

Complete, Comprehend, End, Finish, Understand, Whole

Whole, Complete, Finish, End, (Liao3), Understand, Comprehend

點

Check, Degree, Dot, Nod, Order, Point, Speck

Dot, Point, Speck, Degree, Check, Order, Nod

時

At that time, Epoch, Era, Fashionable, Season, Sometimes, Time

Time, At that time, Fashionable, Sometimes, Era, Season, Epoch

間

Among, Between, Crevice, Division, Gap, Interval, Room, Space

Space, Room, Between, Among, Interval of time, (Jian4), Division, Gap, Crevice