時候 (si4 hau6 | shi2 hou4) : (point in) time, moment

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時候

si4 hau6

shi2 hou4

(point in) time, moment | [粵]: 時間

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 9,060,000

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

時候 / 时候

This word has been viewed 6474 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 19th Jul 2004 16:51 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

時 si4 - time
候 hau6 - wait; expect; period; time

9 compounds containing this word:

有時候 - sometimes
那時候 - at that time
什麼時候 - when ?
的時候 - when; during; at the time of
好嘅時候糖黐豆 - when in good relation, (the two are like) beans stuck together by molasses
唔好嘅時候水溝油 - when not in good relation, (the two are like) oil poured into water
任何時候 - at any time
小時候 - in one's childhood; when one was young
甚麼時候 - when ?

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每年呢個時候總係咁忙碌粵
It is always so busy this time of the year.

每年這個時候都很忙國
It is always so busy this time of the year.

我們什麼時候擺聖誕裝飾呢？國
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

當你睇到呢封信嘅時候﹐我已經離開咗香港。粵
By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong.
[This line of dialogue is often heard in TV soap operas! :-)]

捉棋嘅時候最憎人係度依牙鬆槓粵
It irritates me when people around me are giving all sorts of comments while I am playing chess.

現在流行的事物，過些時候都成為明日黃花。國
What is fashionable now will be passe after some time.

我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。粵
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
[copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]]

搬重嘢嘅時候，要保持姿勢正確。粵
When moving heavy objects, (one) should maintain a correct posture.
[or "要保持正確嘅姿勢"]

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