time; moment; period
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
(point in) time; moment; occasion
Used to refer to a specific point in time or a particular period. Often used in questions like 什么时候 or with demonstratives like 这个时候.
Xiàn现
zài在
shì是
shén什
me么
shí时
hou候
le了
？
What time is it now?
Dào到
shí时
hou候
qǐng请
jiào叫
wǒ我
yī一
shēng声
。
Please call me when the time comes.
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Chī吃
fàn饭
de的
shí时
hou候
bù不
yào要
shuō说
huà话
。
Don't talk while eating.
Nǐ你
shén什
me么
shí时
hou候
lái来
de的
？
When did you arrive?
noun
duration; length of time
Refers to the amount of time required for or occupied by an activity. Often used with 多少 or 多长.
Nǐ你
xiě写
zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
yòng用
le了
duō多
shao少
shí时
hou候
？
How much time did it take you to write this article?
Wǒ我
děng等
le了
hǎo好
xiē些
shí时
hou候
le了
。
I've been waiting for quite a while.
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Wán完
chéng成
zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
zuò作
hái还
děi得
yǒu有
xiē些
shí时
hou候
。
It will still take some time to finish this work.