时候
shíhou
time; moment; when
Type: NounsHSK 1
时 (time) + 候 (to wait). The moment when something happens — the time.
A very common word in time phrases: '我吃饭的时候' (when I eat). 时候 can be shortened to 时 in literary Chinese, but in everyday speech it's always 时候.
时
日rìsun
寸cùninch
候
亻rénperson
侯hóumarquis
你什么时候来？
Nǐ shénme shíhou lái?
When are you coming?
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