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时候
shí hou
Meaning
- time
- moment
Definition
指时间；时期；时刻。
Time; period; moment.
Usage
通常用于指代某个具体的时间点或时间段，常与‘的’连用，如‘的时候’。
Often used to refer to a specific point or period of time, commonly with '的' as in '的时候'.
Examples
- 1 你什么时候回来？(When will you be back?)
- 2 那个时候我还小。(I was still young at that time.)
- 3 吃饭的时候不要说话。(Don't talk while eating.)
- 4 有时候我喜欢一个人散步。(Sometimes I like to take a walk alone.)
- 5 他总是在最需要的时候出现。(He always appears when needed most.)
- 6 这个时候我们应该保持冷静。(At this moment, we should stay calm.)
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