小时候 (xiǎo shí hou): In one's childhood (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 2

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3.0 · L1

xiǎo小

small

HSK 3.0 · L2

shí时

time; season; period

hou候

to wait; to observe; to inquire

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Example Sentences with 小时候

xiǎo小

shí时

hòu候

，

wǒ我

jīng经

cháng常

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

wán玩

。

When I was a child, I often went to the park to play.

wǒ我

xiǎo小

shí时

hou候

zhù住

zài在

běi北

jīng京

。

tā他

tuǐ腿

shàng上

de的

chuāng疮

bā疤

shì是

xiǎo小

shí时

tā她

cháng常

huái怀

niàn念

xiǎo小

shí时

hòu候

de的

wǒ我

men们

xiǎo小

shí时

hòu候

jīng经

cháng常

zài在

hú胡

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准时

zhǔn shí

punctual

及时jí shíin time

同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously; concurrently

平时píng shíordinarily

候选

hòu xuǎn

be a candidate; run for office

等候děng hòuto wait; await; expect

侍候shì hòuWait on

守候shǒu hòuWait for / Keep watch

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Example Sentences with 小时候

xiǎo小

shí时

hòu候

，

wǒ我

jīng经

cháng常

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

wán玩

。

When I was a child, I often went to the park to play.

wǒ我

xiǎo小

shí时

hou候

zhù住

zài在

běi北

jīng京

。

tā他

tuǐ腿

shàng上

de的

chuāng疮

bā疤

shì是

xiǎo小

shí时

tā她

cháng常

huái怀

niàn念

xiǎo小

shí时

hòu候

de的

wǒ我

men们

xiǎo小

shí时

hòu候

jīng经

cháng常

zài在

hú胡

I lived in Beijing when I was a child.

hòu候

shòu受

shāng伤

liú留

xià下

de的

。

The scar on his leg was left from an injury in childhood.

kuài快

lè乐

shí时

guāng光

。

She often misses the happy times of her childhood.

tòng同

lǐ里

wán玩

shuǎ耍

。

We often played in the alley when we were children.

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