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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.(the duration of) time

    • wèi dào shí hou

      时候

      It's not time yet.

    • gōng zuò de shí hou yào zhuān xīn

      工作时候专心

      Be attentive at work.

    • kòng xián de shí hou chū qù wán ba

      空闲时候出去

      How about going out when we are free?

  • 2

    n.(a point in) time; moment

    • yào chū fā de shí hou wǒ fā xiàn méi dài qián bāo

      出发时候发现钱包

      I find I forget to take my purse on the point of starting off.

    • nà shí hou wǒ hái xiǎo

      时候

      I was young at that time.

    • shǔ jià de shí hou quán bān tóng xué chū qù lǚ yóu

      暑假时候同学出去旅游

      The whole class went for travelling at summer vocation.

Word usage

  • Note
    "时候" is different from "时间". "时候" generally refers to the beginning and end of time rather vaguely; "时间" generally refers to a relatively clear time period or point in time.

Chinese words with pinyin shi hou