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何时

hé shí · he shi

Traditional 何時

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. when
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Grandma's letter

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，奶奶(nǎinai)给(gěi)我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)一封(yīfēng)信(xìn)。

    Liangliang, Grandma wrote me a letter.

  2. Liangliang

    她(tā)写(xiě)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    What did she write?

  3. Dengdeng

    她(tā)问(wèn)：孩子(háizi)，你(nǐ)何时(héshí)回家(huíjiā)？

    She asks: child, when will you come home?

  4. Liangliang

    奶奶(nǎinai)用(yòng)何时(héshí)，真(zhēn)有文化(yǒuwénhuà)。

    Grandma uses 何时. She’s really cultured.

  5. Dengdeng

    是啊(shìa)，我(wǒ)平时(píngshí)只会(zhǐhuì)说(shuō)什么时候(shénmeshíhou)。

    Yes, I usually only know how to say 什么时候.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)这样(zhèyàng)回信(huíxìn)：下周六(xiàzhōuliù)回家(huíjiā)，何时(héshí)开饭(kāifàn)？

    Then reply like this: I’ll be home next Saturday, when is dinner?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)总(zǒng)有(yǒu)一(yì)天(tiān)是(shì)必(bì)须(xū)去(qù)法(fǎ)国(guó)的(de)，但(dàn)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)是(shì)何(hé)时(shí)。

It is inevitable that I go to France someday, I just don't know when.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by brauliobezerra · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)问(wèn)我(wǒ)们(men)何(hé)时(shí)出(chū)发(fā)去(qù)机(jī)场(chǎng)比(bǐ)较(jiào)合(hé)适(shì)？

May I ask when it would be best for us to leave for the airport?

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