幾時 (gei2 si4/4*2 | ) : when, what time?

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幾時

gei2 si4/4*2

when, what time?

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 1,600,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

幾時

This word was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

幾 gei2 gei1 - a few; how many, how much?
時 si4 - time

3 compounds containing this word:

幾時幾日 - when?; what date
幾時都 - whenever; anytime
幾時輪到... - who said you can...

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你係幾時返嚟㗎? 粵
When are you coming back?
[the "when" is emphasized by 係 preceding it, and the use of the final particle 㗎. Pronouncing 㗎 as gaa2 would add a sense of reservation or doubt about the situation.]

我哋幾時擺放聖誕裝飾呀? 粵
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

幾時先去食飯呀？粵
When do we go having meal?

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Decimal representation of this word: 幾時

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