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小时候

xiǎo shí hou

HSK 2

Meaning

  • in one's childhood

Definition

小时候指的是一个人年幼的时期，通常指儿童时代。

childhood; when one was little.

Usage

通常用作时间状语，或者名词短语，表示一个人年幼的时期。常用于回忆或描述过去的习惯、经历等。

Often used as a time adverbial or noun phrase to refer to the period of one's childhood. Commonly used in recollections or describing past habits and experiences.

Examples

  • 1 我小时候常常去河边玩。(When I was little, I often played by the river.)
  • 2 她小时候就很喜欢画画。(She liked painting very much when she was a child.)
  • 3 小时候，我最喜欢吃妈妈做的菜。(When I was young, I most liked the dishes my mother cooked.)
  • 4 你还记得小时候我们一起上学的情景吗？(Do you remember the scene when we went to school together as children?)
  • 5 小时候的梦想是当一名科学家。(My childhood dream was to become a scientist.)

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