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时候 Traditional: 時候
Pinyin shíhou IPA [ʂɻ̩˧˥ xoʊ] Zhuyin ㄕˊ ㄏㄡ˙
HSK 1 noun 名词 Book 1 · Lesson 11 freq #107

Meaning

A point or period of time — used in the frame …的时候, "when / at the time of": 吃饭的时候 means "while eating".

Examples

你什么时候睡觉? nǐ shén me shí hòu shuì jiào When is your bedtime?
那个时候,我在家。 nà ge shí hòu wǒ zài jiā I was at home then.
他有时候会来看我。 tā yǒu shí hòu huì lái kàn wǒ He sometimes drops in on me.

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