[duration of] time (n.)
HSK 1
Traditional
時候
Radicals
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Examples
什么时候见面？ shénme shíhòu jiànmiàn? - When shall we meet?
你有空的时候给我打电话。 nǐ yǒu kòng de shíhòu gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà. - Call me when you are free.
吃饭的时候不要说话。 chīfàn de shíhòu bùyào shuōhuà. - Don’t talk while eating.
他去的时候已经晚了。 tā qù de shíhòu yǐjīng wǎnle. - It was already late when he went.
她来的时候，我正在做饭。 tā lái de shíhòu, wǒ zhèngzài zuòfàn. - I was cooking when she arrived.
Characters
时 shí - time, years; fixed time; (grammar) tense; hour |
候 hòu - wait |