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时候
shíhou
Description
“时候”用来说事情发生的时间点或那段时间。
"时候" is used to refer to the time point or period when something happens.
我们常说“小时候”“的时候”，问时间也可以说“什么时候”。
We often say "小时候" or "的时候", and to ask about time, we can say "什么时候".
Meanings
时候shíhou
time; moment; point in time
你什么时候来？
When will you come?
的时候de shíhou
when; at the time when
我小的时候住在北京。
I lived in Beijing when I was little.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
时候 marks a point or period in time; 时间 stresses duration or the abstract concept of time.
- Etymology
时 means 'time' and 候 means 'season/period', combined into one everyday word.
In videos
“作为flirt这个意思的时候读二声，不是一声，是吧”
“因为你休假的时候都是我代班做塔可啊，”
“但是唐宋女人呐从长安到西域来往的时候”
“很适合就是傍晚的时候来这里看日落”
“嗯你刚拿拖把的时候没看到吗”
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