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时候
時候
shíhou
1.
time
2.
length of time
3.
moment
4.
period
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Character Breakdown
Compound Words (11)
到时候
dàoshíhòu
when the moment comes
有时候
yǒushíhou
sometimes
那时候
nàshíhou
at that time
古时候
gǔshíhou
in ancient times
小时候
xiǎoshíhou
in one's childhood
小时候儿
xiǎoshíhour
erhua variant of [[小時候|小时候<xiǎoshíhou>]]
什么时候
shénmeshíhou
when?
有的时候
yǒudeshíhòu
sometimes
营业时候
yíngyèshíhou
opening hours (shop, bank, restaurant)
什么时候
shénmeshíhou
when?
到那个时候
dàonàgèshíhòu
until this moment
Example Sentences (10)
刚结婚的时候,我丈夫是中学老师,他喜欢每天早上起床后,一边吃早饭一边看报纸。
Gāng jiéhūn de shíhou,wǒ zhàngfu shì zhōngxué lǎoshī,tā xǐhuan měitiān zǎoshang qǐchuáng hòu,yì biān chī zǎofàn yì biān kàn bàozhǐ.
When we had just gotten married, my husband was a middle school teacher. He liked to eat breakfast while reading the newspaper every morning after getting up.
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这个笔记本电脑我去年买的时候要五千块左右,现在便宜多了。
Zhège bǐjìběn diànnǎo wǒ qùnián mǎi de shíhou yào wǔ qiān kuài zuǒyòu, xiànzài piányi duō le.
When I bought this laptop last year, it cost around five thousand yuan. It’s much cheaper now.
Text 4
我第一次跳舞是在七岁的时候。
Wǒ dì yī cì tiàowǔ shì zài qī suì de shíhou.
I danced for the first time when I was seven years old.
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我年轻的时候也这么想,但是那时候没有钱,如果有钱,就去了。
wǒ niánqīng de shíhou yě zhème xiǎng,dànshì nà shíhou méiyǒu qián,rúguǒ yǒu qián,jiù qù le.
I thought so too when I was young, but I didn’t have money then. If I had had money, I would have gone.
Text 1
别着急,我让孩子们打扫呢,客人来的时候,他们会把房间打扫干净。
bié zháo jí, wǒ ràng hái zi men dǎ sǎo ne, kè ren lái de shí hou, tā men huì bǎ fáng jiān dǎ sǎo gān jìng.
Don't worry, I'm having the children clean; when the guests come, they will clean the room thoroughly.
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我和丈夫刚结婚的时候,每天都觉得很新鲜,在一起有说不完的话。但是现在…
Wǒ hé zhàngfu gāng jiéhūn de shíhou, měitiān dōu juéde hěn xīnxiān, zài yìqǐ yǒu shuō bù wán de huà. dànshì xiànzài...
When my husband and I first got married, every day felt very new, and when we were together we had endless things to talk about. But now…
Text 3
南方啊,我们去年就是这个时候去的。
Nánfāng a,wǒmen qùnián jiù shì zhège shíhou qù de.
The south—we went at exactly this time last year.
Text 3
好啊,我先把桌子搬出去,然后你把水果拿过来,我们听叔叔阿姨讲他们年轻时候的故事。
Hǎo a,wǒ xiān bǎ zhuōzi bān chūqù,ránhòu nǐ bǎ shuǐguǒ ná guòlái,wǒmen tīng shūshu āyí jiǎng tāmen niánqīng shíhou de gùshi.
Sure, I'll move the table out first, then you bring the fruit over, and we'll listen to uncle and aunt tell stories from when they were young.
Text 3
我喝茶,茶是我的最爱。天冷了或者工作累了的时候,喝杯热茶会很舒服。
wǒ hē chá,chá shì wǒ de zuì'ài.tiān lěng le huòzhě gōngzuò lèi le de shíhou,hē bēi rè chá huì hěn shūfu.
I drink tea; tea is my favorite. When it's cold or when I'm tired from work, a cup of hot tea is very comforting.
Text 4
我十一岁的时候开始踢足球,已经踢了十年了。
Wǒ shíyī suì de shíhòu kāishǐ tī zúqiú, yǐjīng tī le shí nián le.
I started playing soccer when I was eleven years old, and I have been playing for ten years.
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