Other pronunciations:

时候

shíhou HSK 1

Noun3 examples

at the time; When

他借钱的时候写了一张欠条。

tā jiè qián de shíhou xiěle yī zhāng qiàntiáo.

When he borrowed money, he wrote a promissory note.

你那时候在干什么？

nǐ nàshíhou zài gàn shénme?

What were you doing at that time?

现在是什么时候了?

xiànzài shì shénme shíhoule?

What time is it now?

Noun3 examples

at the time; at that time; then (only a certain period of time)

随便你什么时候来，我都在。

suíbiàn nǐ shénme shíhou lái, wǒ dōu zài.

No matter when you come, I'm always here.

现在是农忙的时候。

xiànzài shì nóngmáng de shíhou.

Now is the time for busy farming.

那好像是战争的时候。

nà hǎoxiàng shì zhànzhēng deshíhou.

It seemed like it was a time of war.

LƯU Ý

when

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