何时 (hé shí): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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何时
何时
(hé shí): When (pronoun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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何 • hé • what, how, why, which • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
hé
何
what, how, why, which
时 • shí • time; season; period • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
shí
时
time; season; period
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 何时.
Words with
何
任何
rèn hé
any
何况
hé kuàng
much less; let alone
何必
hé bì
there is no need
如何
rú hé
how
为何
wèi hé
why
何止
hé zhǐ
far more than
何等
hé děng
how
何苦
hé kǔ
Why bother
Words with
时
时候
shí hou
[duration of] time
小时
xiǎo shí
hour
时间
shí jiān
time
有时
yǒu shí
sometimes
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
准时
zhǔn shí
punctual
及时
jí shí
in time
同时
tóng shí
at the same time; simultaneously; concurrently
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Example Sentences with 何时
zhè
这
chǎng
场
fēng
风
bō
波
hé
何
shí
时
cái
才
néng
能
chè
彻
dǐ
底
píng
平
xī
息
?
When will this turmoil be completely quelled?
nǐ
你
men
们
jì
计
huà
划
hé
何
shí
时
yǔ
与
yuǎn
远
fāng
zhèng
政
fǔ
府
hé
何
shí
时
huì
会
pī
披
lù
露
zhè
这
xiàng
nǐ
你
zhī
知
dào
道
zhè
这
běn
本
zá
杂
zhì
志
shì
是
hé
nǐ
你
dǎ
打
suàn
算
hé
何
shí
时
zhuó
着
shǒu
手
chǔ
处
lǐ
方
de
的
qīn
亲
rén
人
tuán
团
jù
聚
ne
呢
?
When do you plan to reunite with your distant relatives?
项
zhèng
政
cè
策
de
的
xiáng
详
xì
细
nèi
内
róng
容
?
When will the government disclose the detailed content of this policy?
何
shí
时
shǒu
首
cì
次
chū
出
bǎn
版
de
的
ma
吗
?
Do you know when this magazine was first published?
理
zhè
这
ge
个
jí
棘
shǒu
手
de
的
xiàng
项
mù
目
?
When do you plan to set about handling this tricky project?