Expressing "when" with "de shihou"
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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。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 24-5) →buy
