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时候

shíhou

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“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.

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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.

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