时 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
时候
shíhou
time, moment
Characters in this word
候 hòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 矦 target in archery
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 你什么时候来？ Nǐ shénme shíhou lái? When are you coming?
- 我小的时候住在这儿。 Wǒ xiǎo de shíhou zhù zài zhèr. I lived here when I was little.
- 你什么时候吃饭？ Nǐ shénme shíhou chī fàn? When do you eat?
- 他什么时候回来？ Tā shénme shíhou huílái? When is he coming back?
- 上课的时候要说汉语。 Shàngkè de shíhou yào shuō Hànyǔ. During class you have to speak Chinese.
- 妈妈小的时候会唱歌。 Māma xiǎo de shíhou huì chànggē. When Mom was little, she could sing.
- 吃晚饭的时候，别看电视。 Chī wǎnfàn de shíhou, bié kàn diànshì. Don't watch TV during dinner.
- 他来的时候，我在家。 Tā lái de shíhou, wǒ zài jiā. When he comes, I'll be home.
- 什么时候都行。 Shénme shíhou dōu xíng. Any time is fine.
- 你的考试是什么时候？ Nǐ de kǎoshì shì shénme shíhou? When is your exam?
Related words
- 时间 shíjiān time
- 小时 xiǎoshí hour
- 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes
- 当时 dāngshí at that time
- 那时候 nà shíhou at that time
- 平时 píngshí usually; in ordinary times
- 随时 suíshí at any time
- 同时 tóngshí at the same time
- 小时候 xiǎoshíhou in childhood; when young
- 这时候 zhè shíhòu at this time
- 及时 jíshí in time; promptly
- 时 shí when; while (time of action)