Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
时候
shíhou
Description
"时候"是说一件事发生的那个时间。
"时候" means the time when something happens.
我们常说"什么时候"来问时间，也说"小时候"来说小的时候。
We often say "什么时候" to ask about the time, and "小时候" to refer to when we were young.
Meanings
时候shíhou
time; moment; point in time
你什么时候来我家？
When will you come to my house?
的时候de shíhou
when; while (something happens)
我小的时候很喜欢画画。
I loved drawing when I was little.
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Notes
- Nuance
时候 refers to a point in time or occasion; 时间 refers to duration or amount of time.
- Etymology
时 (time) + 候 (season/period), forming a common everyday word for 'time'.
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