Difference between revisions of "Expressing "when" with "de shihou""

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Level

A2 / HSK2
Level

A2
Level

HSK2
Similar to
- Simultaneous tasks with "yibian" (A2)
- Expressing "when" with "shi" (B1)
- Expressing "when" using "dang" (B2)
Similar to
- Expressing "when" with "shi" (HSK3)
- Simultaneous tasks with "yibian" (HSK3)
- Expressing "when" using "dang" (HSK5)
Used for

Referring to simultaneous events, Expressing time and date
Keywords

的时候, 时候, 时

Structure

To talk about events that happened at or during a particular time, 的时候 is often used. This is simply attached to the word or phrase indicating the time:

Time + 的时候 + Subject + Verb + Object

As time words can appear before or after the subject, you can also place the Time + 的时候 after the subject.

Examples

我 在大学 的时候 常常出去玩。
我工作 的时候，喜欢安静。
我 跟朋友一起 的时候 喜欢喝啤酒。
休息 的时候，我喜欢听音乐。
小 的时候，我不喜欢吃蔬菜。

Sources and further reading

Books

Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 24-5) →buy

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 * 我  <em>工作</em>  <strong>的时候</strong>，喜欢 安静。
 * 我  <em>跟 朋友 一起</em> <strong>的时候</strong> 喜欢 喝 啤酒。
-* 休息 <strong>的时候</strong>，我 喜欢 听 音乐。
+* <em>休息</em> <strong>的时候</strong>，我 喜欢 听 音乐。
 * <em>小</em>  <strong>的时候</strong>，我 不 喜欢 吃 蔬菜。