Noun[duration of] time

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 时候.
时 stroke order svg
候 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

时候 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 时候 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 时候 with other words naturally.
Demonstrative + Nounwith那个
shí
hòu
neutral
that time
Verb Phrase + Nounwith吃饭
chī
fàn
de
shí
hòu
neutral
when eating
Adjective + Nounwith
xiǎo
de
shí
hòu
neutral
when (I) was little
Interrogative + Nounwith什么
shén
me
shí
hòu
neutral
when

Example Sentences with 时候

xiàn
zài
shì
chī
fàn
de
shí
hòu
It's time to eat now.
shén
me
shí
hòu
lái
jiā
When are you coming to my house?
kāi
huì
de
shí
hòu
qǐng
bǎo
chí
ān
jìng
Please keep quiet during the meeting.
xiǎo
shí
hòu
jīng
cháng
gōng
yuán
wán
When I was a child, I often went to the park to play.
máng
de
shí
hòu
huan
bèi
rǎo
I don't like to be disturbed when I'm busy.
shuì
jiào
de
shí
hòu
cháng
cháng
zuò
mèng
He often dreams when he sleeps.
tiān
hǎo
de
shí
hòu
men
huān
shān
When the weather is nice, we like to go hiking.
xià
de
shí
hòu
men
jiù
zài
jiā
kàn
shū
When it rains, we stay at home and read books.