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Stroke order
时候 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.
- 时 — 7 strokes
- 候 — 10 strokes
Senses
- time
- length of time
- moment
- period
Example sentences
- 什么时候来Shénme shíhou lái?When are you coming?
- 小的时候我在北京。Xiǎo de shíhou wǒ zài Běijīng.When I was little I was in Beijing.
Related words
时候 is pronounced shíhou and means “tiempo”. HSK 1 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 时候 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.