时候 (shíhou) means Time (moment). Below are 24 of the 57 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
走的 时候 请关门。
Zǒu de shíhou qǐng guān mén.
Please close the door when you leave.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 关
你打算什么 时候 去？
Nǐ dǎsuàn shénme shíhou qù?
When are you planning to go?
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 打算
离开的 时候 请关灯。
Líkāi de shíhou qǐng guān dēng.
Please turn off the light when you leave.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 离开
上课的 时候 别玩手机。
Shàng kè de shíhou bié wán shǒujī.
Don't play with your phone during class.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 手机
看书的 时候 眼睛会累。
Kàn shū de shíhou yǎnjing huì lèi.
Your eyes get tired when you read.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 眼睛
走的 时候 别忘了关灯。
Zǒu de shíhou bié wàng le guān dēng.
Don't forget to turn off the light when you leave.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 灯
From the graded readers
那 时候 只要十分钟。
nàshí hòu zhǐyào shífēn zhōng.
Then it only takes ten minutes.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School
中午的 时候 ，天气很热。
zhōngwǔ de / dì shíhou, tiānqì hěn rè.
By noon it was very hot.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · The Weather Today
天气好的 时候 ，我不坐车。
tiānqì hǎode shíhou, wǒ bù zuò chē.
When the weather's nice, I don't take the bus.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School
妈妈做鱼的 时候 ，它就来了。
māma zuò yú de / dì shíhou, tā jiù lái le / liǎo / liào.
The moment mum cooks fish, he shows up.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Cat
下雨的 时候 ，爸爸开车送我。
xiàyǔ de / dì shíhou, bàba kāichē sòng wǒ.
When it rains, dad drives me.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School
到山上的 时候 ，天还是黑的。
dào shānshàng de / dì shíhou, tiān háishì hēi de / dì.
When we got to the top it was still dark.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Trip With Friends
早上鸟叫的 时候 ，我就起床了。
zǎoshang niǎo jiào de / dì shíhou, wǒ jiù qǐchuáng le / liǎo / liào.
When the birds start in the morning, I get up.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My New Room
From the travel phrasebook
押金什么 时候 退？
Yājīn shénme shíhou tuì?
When is the deposit returned?
Travel phrasebook · Hotel check-in
预计什么 时候 到？
Yùjì shénme shíhou dào?
When is it expected to arrive?
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
方便的 时候 回我。
Fāngbiàn de shíhou huí wǒ.
Reply whenever it suits you.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
提单什么 时候 能出？
Tídān shénme shíhou néng chū?
When will the bill of lading be issued?
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
什么 时候 能答复我？
Shénme shíhou néng dáfù wǒ?
When can you come back to me?
Travel phrasebook · Quality problems and claims
From the grammar library
你什么 时候 来？
Nǐ shénme shíhou lái?
When are you coming?
Grammar library · HSK 1 · Question words stay in place
你是什么 时候 来的？
Nǐ shì shénme shíhou lái de?
When did you get here?
Grammar library · HSK 4 · 是…的 — emphasising the details
时候 appears in 57 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 时候
How is 时候 used in a sentence?
This page shows 57 sentences using 时候 (shíhou, "Time (moment)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 时候 an HSK word?
Yes — 时候 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 时候?
The dictionary page for 时候 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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