The Chinese word 时候 generally means “time” or “moment” and is commonly used to indicate a specific period or moment in time. It can also be used to indicate a duration of time or a point in time when something happened or will happen. For example, one might say “我在晚饭的时候会打电话给你”, which means “I will call you during dinner time.” Overall, 时候 is a versatile and important word in Chinese for discussing time and timing.
Translation
Noun: time, moment, period
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我小时候喜欢玩玩具 | wǒ xiǎo shí hòu xǐ huān wán wán jù | I liked playing with toys when I was a child |
| 昨天晚上我七点的时候在吃晚饭 | zuó tiān wǎn shàng wǒ qī diǎn de shí hòu zài chī wǎn fàn | I was having dinner at 7 o’clock last night |
| 你什么时候去上海？ | nǐ shén me shí hòu qù shàng hǎi? | When are you going to Shanghai? |
| 她每天早上七点的时候去跑步 | tā měi tiān zǎo shàng qī diǎn de shí hòu qù pǎo bù | She goes for a run every morning at 7 o’clock |
| 我们在学校的时候认识了 | wǒ men zài xué xiào de shí hòu rèn shí le | We met when we were in school |
| 爸爸说他小时候很喜欢看漫画 | bà ba shuō tā xiǎo shí hòu hěn xǐ huān kàn màn huà | My dad said he liked reading comics when he was young |
| 她在做饭的时候不喜欢被打扰 | tā zài zuò fàn de shí hòu bù xǐ huān bèi dǎ rǎo | She doesn’t like being disturbed while cooking |
HSK
时候 is part of HSK Level 1 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.
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