(shí hòu) - time, moment, period in Mandarin
shíhòuTraditional: 時候
Translation
time, moment, period
Word origin
时候 (shí hòu) pairs 时 (shí), 'time', the sun radical 日 with 寺 as phonetic, and 候 (hòu), 'period' or 'to wait', built on the person radical 亻. The compound means 'time', 'moment' or 'period'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 时 (shí, 日 sun radical + 寺 phonetic) + 候 (hòu, period)
Stroke order
时
候
Examples
。
When I was young I loved to draw.
？
When are you coming back?
。
Now is not the right time.
？
When are you free?
灯。
Remember to turn on the lights when it gets dark.
时候 (shí hòu) means time, moment, period. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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