(shénme shíhou) - when in Mandarin
shénme shíhouTraditional: 什麼時候
[ʂɤ˧˥ mə ʂʐ˧˥ xou˥˩] HSK 2
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Translation
when
Word origin
什么时候 (shénme shíhou) combines 什么 (shénme), 'what', with 时候 (shíhou), 'time' or 'moment'. 时 carries the sun radical 日 and 候 means 'period'. The phrase literally asks 'what time', meaning 'when'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 什么 (shénme, what) + 时候 (shíhou, time/moment)
Stroke order
什
么
时
候
Examples
？。
When will you come back? We are waiting for you.
？
May I ask when the meeting starts?
？
When did you get home?
？
When are we setting off?
。
She has not yet decided when to marry.
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