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时候 shíhou

时候 shíhou Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 时候 shíhou .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shíhou | shi2 hou5
English translation
time
length of time
moment
period

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About 时候 shíhou

Read some general information about the Chinese word 时候 shíhou .

Traditional form

時候

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 时候 shíhou

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shí

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of shí .

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

日寸

Number of Strokes

7
hòu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and hóu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

hóu

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻矦

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 时候 shíhou

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de 时候 shíhou huì 7-11 mǎi guàn chá .

When you're thirsty, you go to 7 - 11 for a box of tea.

这个 zhè ge 时候 shíhou 感到 gǎn dào yòu yòu 饿 è .

By this time he felt both thirsty a hungry.

那天 nà tiān 晚上 wǎnshang 早些 zǎo xiē 时候 shíhou 的确 díquè shì chī le tài duō xiāng 咖喱 gā lí le .

He did have too much spiced curry chicken earlier that evening.

这时候 de 心情 xīnqíng ,至多 zhì duō zhǐ Néng shuì shì 略有 fēn 同情 tóngqíng 而已 éryǐ .

By now he had stirred at best only a partial sympathy.

方才 fāng cái shè 几封 xìn de 时候 shíhou , 德雷格理发店 lǐ fà diàn 的铃声 xiǎng lái le .

Picking up the letters, Drago's shopbell ringing.

时候 shíhou Decomposition

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时候 shíhou Compounds

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