小时候
Traditional 小時候
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- in one's childhood
In a conversation
0:17 cartoonAfraid of what as a child?
- Dengdeng
你小时候最怕什么？
What were you most afraid of when you were little?
- Liangliang
我小时候怕打针。你呢？
As a child I was afraid of getting shots. And you?
- Dengdeng
我小时候怕黑，还怕一个人睡。
As a child I was afraid of the dark, and of sleeping alone.
- Liangliang
现在呢？
And now?
- Dengdeng
现在不怕了，不过睡觉的时候还要开灯。
Not afraid now, but I still keep the light on when I sleep.
- Liangliang
那我现在也还怕打针呢！
Then I am still afraid of shots too!
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In a sentence
2 examples他儿子小时候就死于癌症了。
His son died from cancer at a young age.
Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by smomo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
我小时候常常躺在草地上看天上的白云。
When I was little, I often lay on the grass and watched the white clouds in the sky.
Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.
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