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的时候 Pronunciation and Pinyin

的时候 Usage and Examples

when

at the time of

during

当你开心的时候,时光飞逝。

Time flies when you're having fun.

热情会有衰退的时候吗?

Were there occasions when enthusiasm ebbed?

The characters in 的时候

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
的
de8possessive or descriptive particle
时
shí7time, moment, or hour
候
hou10wait, expect, season, symptom

More words starting with 的

  • de的yí一dà大chuàng创jǔ举a major breakthrough, a groundbreaking initiative
  • de的yì一xiǎo小kuài块tǔ土dì地a small piece of land, a plot of land
  • de的yí一zhì致zàn赞yáng扬unanimous praise, consistent praise
  • de的yí一bù部fen分a part of, part of
  • de的bù不zú足zhī之chù处shortcomings, deficiencies
  • de的zhú主guǎn管supervisor, manager
  • de的xí习guàn惯the habit, a habit
  • de的shì事matter, thing
  • de的shì事qing情thing, matter
  • de的chán产pǐn品fā发bù布jì计huà划product launch plan, product release plan
  • de的rén人people, the people

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Questions about 的时候

What does 的时候 mean in Chinese?

的时候 (de shí hou) means “when, at the time of, during”.

How do you pronounce 的时候?

的时候 is pronounced de shí hou in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “when” in Chinese?

“when” is 的时候 (de shí hou) in Chinese.

How is 的时候 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 的时候, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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