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  5. 到时候

到时候 (dào shí hou): At that time — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

到 • dào • to arrive; to get to • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
dào到

to arrive; to get to

时 • shí • time; season; period • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
shí时

time; season; period

候 • hou • to wait; to observe; to inquire
hou候

to wait; to observe; to inquire

Word Info

Pinyindào shí hou
Meaningat that time; then; when the time comes
Characters3
Syntax—
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Example Sentences with 到时候

bié别
zháo着
jí急
，
dào到
shí时
hou候
wǒ我
huì会
gěi给
nǐ你
dǎ打
diàn电
huà话
。
Don't worry; when the time comes, I'll give you a call.
dào到
shí时
hou候
zài再
shuō说
ba吧
，
xiàn现
zài
rú如
guǒ果
dào到
shí时
hou候
xià下
yǔ雨
，
wǒ

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 到时候.

Words with 到
  • 得到dé dàoto get
  • 感到gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
  • 收到shōu dàoto receive
  • 直到zhí dàountil
  • 迟到chí dàoarrive late
  • 遇到yù dàoto meet
  • 到处dào chùeverywhere
  • 到底dào dǐin the end
Words with 时
  • 时候shí hou[duration of] time
  • 小时xiǎo shíhour
  • 时间shí jiāntime
  • 有时yǒu shísometimes
Words with 候
  • 时候shí hou[duration of] time
  • 小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood
  • 气候qì hòuclimate
  • 问候wèn hòusend one's greetings to
在
jué决
dìng定
hái还
tài太
zǎo早
。
Let's talk about it when the time comes; it's still too early to decide now.
我
men们
jiù就
zài在
jiā家
kàn看
diàn电
yǐng影
。
If it rains at that time, we'll just watch a movie at home.
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
  • 准时zhǔn shípunctual
  • 及时jí shíin time
  • 同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously; concurrently
    • 伺候
    cì hòu
    wait upon; serve
  • 候选hòu xuǎnbe a candidate; run for office
  • 等候děng hòuto wait; await; expect
  • 侍候shì hòuWait on