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| Pronunciation |
: |
hòu |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- wait; await. (v)
- inquire after. (v)
- time; season. (n)
- condition; state. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
亻 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
候 |
| Usage |
: |
32.5% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
time; length of time; moment; period |
| 2. |
|
|
: |
to wait; to wait for |
Sentences:
| 1. What time do you go to work? |
| nǐ |
shén |
me |
shí |
hòu |
shàng |
bān |
？ |
| 你 |
什 |
么 |
时 |
候 |
上 |
班 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 什么 |
: |
what |
| 时候 |
: |
time |
| 上班 |
: |
go to work |
|
| 2. It’s late, and we should go to bed. |
| shí |
hou |
bù |
zǎo |
le |
， |
wǒ |
men |
gāi |
shuì |
jiào |
le |
。 |
| 时 |
候 |
不 |
早 |
了 |
， |
我 |
们 |
该 |
睡 |
觉 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 时候 |
: |
time |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 早 |
: |
early |
| 了 |
: |
particle intensifying preceding clause |
| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 该 |
: |
should |
| 睡觉 |
: |
sleep |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating a request or a command |
|
| 3. When I was a child I wanted to be a doctor. |
| xiǎo |
shí |
hou |
wǒ |
xiǎng |
chéng |
wéi |
yì |
míng |
yī |
shēng |
。 |
| 小 |
时 |
候 |
我 |
想 |
成 |
为 |
一 |
名 |
医 |
生 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 小时候 |
: |
in one’s childhood |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 想 |
: |
want to |
| 成为 |
: |
become |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 名 |
: |
measure word |
| 医生 |
: |
doctor |
|
| 4. He borrows money from me once in a while. |
| tā |
yǒu |
shí |
hou |
huì |
xiàng |
wǒ |
jiè |
qián |
。 |
| 他 |
有 |
时 |
候 |
会 |
向 |
我 |
借 |
钱 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 有时候 |
: |
sometimes, occasionally |
| 会 |
: |
will |
| 向 |
: |
to |
| 我 |
: |
me |
| 借钱 |
: |
borrow money |
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