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那时候

nàshíhou

at that time

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Characters in this word

那 nà

Strokes
6
Radical
阝 — place, town, city

时 shí

Strokes
7
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 寸 inch
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 时

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
More about the character 候

Example phrases

  • 那时候我小。 Nà shíhou wǒ xiǎo. I was little then.
  • 那时候很热。 Nà shíhou hěn rè. It was very hot then.
  • 那时候他在学。 Nà shíhou tā zài xué. He was studying then.

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