花时间huāshíjiānMeanings1. to take up time2. to spend timeCharacters used花flower时time间betweenExamples3我wǒ喜欢xǐhuan花时间huāshíjiān和héTom在zài一起yīqǐ。I love spending time with Tom.这zhè要yào花时间huāshíjiān。This may take a while.我wǒ凭什么píngshénme花时间huāshíjiān做zuò这zhè事shì？Why should I take the time to do that?