时候

Pronunciation
:
shíhou
Meaning
:
(noun) time, moment
HSK
:
1
Pronunciation
:
shí
Meaning
:

(noun) a long period of time; times; days
(noun) time of day; hour; o’clock
(noun) current; present; fashion

Radical
:
Strokes
:
7
Traditional
:
Pronunciation
:
hòu
Meaning
:

(verb) wait; await
(verb) inquire after
(noun) time; season
(noun) condition; state

Radical
:
Strokes
:
10
Traditional
:
Sentences:
你什么时候去旅行?
When are you going on a trip?

nǐ shén me shí hòu qù lǚ xíng ?

:
you
什么时候
:
when
:
go
旅行
:
trip
我小的时候喜欢画画。
I liked drawing when I was young.

wǒ xiǎo de shí hòu xǐ huān huà huà 。

:
I
小的时候
:
when (I was) young
喜欢
:
like
画画
:
drawing
吃饭的时候不要说话。
Don’t talk while eating.

chī fàn de shí hòu bú yào shuō huà 。

吃饭
:
eating
的时候
:
when
不要
:
don’t
说话
:
speak
是时候做决定了。
It’s time to make a decision.

shì shí hòu zuò jué dìng le 。

是时候
:
it’s time
:
make
决定
:
decision
:
(particle indicating change)

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