Word: 时候 (shíhou)

下小雨的时候，我喜欢喝热茶。

Xià xiǎoyǔ de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan hē rèchá.

When it drizzles, I like to drink hot tea.

下来的时候小心点。

Xiàlai de shíhou xiǎoxīn diǎn.

Be careful going down.

下班的时候，你别忘了打卡。

Xiàbān de shíhou, nǐ bié wàngle dǎkǎ.

Don't forget to clock out when you leave work.

不知道他什么时候回来。

Bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huílai.

I don't know when he will come back.

不知道他什么时候才回来。

Bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou cái huílai.

I don't know when he'll come back.

个人所得税什么时候申报？

Gèrénsuǒdéshuì shénme shíhou shēnbào?

When do we have to file the personal income tax return?

主要问题是什么时候开始。

Zhǔyào wèntí shì shénme shíhou kāishǐ.

When to start is the main problem.

买羊的时候，最好选良种。

Mǎi yáng de shíhou, zuìhǎo xuǎn liángzhǒng.

When buying sheep, it's best to choose a good breed.

事故的真相什么时候才能查明？

Shìgù de zhēnxiàng shénme shíhou cái néng chámíng?

When will the truth about the accident be established?

什么时候去购物？

Shénme shíhou qù gòuwù?

When are we going shopping?

什么时候发生的？

Shénme shíhou fāshēng de?

When did it happen?

什么时候对你来说是方便的？

Shénme shíhou duì nǐ lái shuō shì fāngbiàn de?

When will it be convenient for you?

什么时候开始？

Shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

What time does it start?

什么时候开始登机？

Shénme shíhou kāishǐ dēngjī?

What time does boarding begin?

什么时候才结束啊？

Shénme shíhou cái jiéshù a?

When will it end?

什么时候放学？

Shénme shíhou fàngxué?

When is school over?

什么时候能喝到你的喜酒？

Shénme shíhou néng hē dào nǐ de xǐjiǔ?

When will we get to drink at your wedding?

什么时候选举？

Shénme shíhou xuǎnjǔ?

When are the elections?

他上课的时候一直坐在我的旁边。

Tā shàngkè de shíhou yìzhí zuò zài wǒ de pángbiān.

When he's in class, he continuously sits next to me.

他什么时候不再书店工作？

Tā shénme shíhou búzài shūdiàn gōngzuò?

Since when does he not work at the bookstore anymore?

他们什么时候离开的？

Tāmen shénme shíhou líkāi de?

When did they leave?

他们公司什么时候上市？

Tāmen gōngsī shénme shíhou shàngshì?

When is their company going public?

他们在还很年轻的时候就结婚了。

Tāmen zài hái hěn niánqīng de shíhou jiù jiéhūnle.

They married when they were young.

他们在这个时候一定已经到家了。

Tāmen zài zhège shíhou yídìng yǐjīng dào jiā le.

They must have arrived home by this time.

他做饭的时候伤到了自己。

Tā zuòfàn de shíhou shāng dàole zìjǐ.

He injured himself whilst cooking.

他告诉我什么时候该说是。

Tā gàosu wǒ shénme shíhou gāi shuō shì.

He told me when to say yes.

他回来的时候，我刚好写完了信。

Tā huílai de shíhou, wǒ gānghǎo xiě wánle xìn.

I had just written the letter when he came back.

他在20岁的时候写了这本书。

Tā zài èrshí suì de shíhou xiěle zhè běn shū.

He wrote this book at the age of twenty.

他开会的时候一句话也没有说。

Tā kāihuì de shíhou yíjù huà yě méiyǒu shuō.

He kept silent during the meeting.

他无论什么时候都是开开心心的。

Tā wúlùn shénme shíhou dōu shì kāi kāixīn xīn de.

He is always happy.

他是什么时候回来的？

Tā shì shénme shíhou huílai de?

When did he get back?

他看到我的时候和我说话。

Tā kàndào wǒ de shíhou hé wǒ shuōhuà.

He spoke to me when he saw me.

他笑的时候，露了一口白牙。

Tā xiào de shíhou, lùle yìkǒu bái yá.

When he smiled, he showed a mouthful of white teeth.

他说他什么时候会来？

Tā shuō tā shénme shíhou huì lái?

When did he say he would come?

他说话的时候总爱举例。

Tā shuōhuà de shíhou zǒng ài jǔlì.

He always likes to give examples when he talks.

他读诗的时候，很讲究平仄。

Tā dú shī de shíhou, hěn jiǎngjiu píngzè.

When he reads poetry, he is very particular about level and oblique tones.

他跳舞的时候，动作特别协调。

Tā tiàowǔ de shíhou, dòngzuò tèbié xiétiáo.

When he dances, his movements are very well coordinated.

他这个时候该到了。

Tā zhège shíhou gāi dàole.

This is the time he normally arrives.

他道歉的时候一点诚意也没有。

Tā dàoqiàn de shíhou yìdiǎn chéngyì yě méiyǒu.

He showed no sincerity at all when he apologized.

他醉的时候，她总是哭。

Tā zuì de shíhou, tā zǒngshì kū.

She always cries when he is drunk.

代金券什么时候过期？

Dàijīnquàn shénme shíhou guòqī?

When does the voucher expire?

会议什么时候开始？

Huìyì shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

How soon will the meeting begin?

但愿你那时候就告诉我真相。

Dànyuàn nǐ nà shíhou jiù gàosu wǒ zhēnxiàng.

I wish you had told me the truth then.

作文大赛什么时候开始？

Zuòwén dàsài shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When does the essay contest start?

你什么时候上班？

Nǐ shénme shíhou shàngbān?

When do you work?

你什么时候从东京回来的？

Nǐ shénme shíhou cóng Dōngjīng huílai de?

When did you come back from Tokyo?

你什么时候从巴西回来？

Nǐ shénme shíhou cóng Bāxī huílai?

When are you coming back from Brazil?

你什么时候会在线上？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huì zàixiàn shàng?

When will you be online?

你什么时候做完工作？

Nǐ shénme shíhou zuò wán gōngzuò?

When will you finish your work?

你什么时候出发最方便？

Nǐ shénme shíhou chūfā zuì fāngbiàn?

When will it suit you to start?

你什么时候动身去上海？

Nǐ shénme shíhou dòngshēn qù Shànghǎi?

When are you setting off for Shanghai?

你什么时候去上课？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qù shàngkè?

When do you go to class?

你什么时候去医院复诊？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qù yīyuàn fùzhěn?

When are you going to the hospital for your follow-up visit?

你什么时候去欧洲？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qù Ōuzhōu?

When are you going to Europe?

你什么时候去看病？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qù kànbìng?

When are you going to see the doctor?

你什么时候去西班牙？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qù Xībānyá?

When are you going to Spain?

你什么时候去那里？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qù nàli?

When did you go there?

你什么时候吃早餐？

Nǐ shénme shíhou chī zǎocān?

What time will you have breakfast?

你什么时候告诉过我？

Nǐ shénme shíhou gàosuguo wǒ?

When did you tell me?

你什么时候喝咖啡？

Nǐ shénme shíhou hē kāfēi?

When do you drink coffee?

你什么时候回到阿尔及利亚？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huídào Ā'ěrjílìyà?

When did you return to Algeria?

你什么时候回国探亲？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huíguó tànqīn?

When are you going back to your home country to visit your family?

你什么时候回家？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huíjiā?

When will you come home?

你什么时候回来？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huílai?

When will you be back?

你什么时候回马来西亚？

Nǐ shénme shíhou huí Mǎláixīyà?

When are you going back to Malaysia?

你什么时候学会游泳的？

Nǐ shénme shíhou xuéhuì yóuyǒng de?

When did you learn to swim?

你什么时候将去亚美尼亚？

Nǐ shénme shíhou jiāng qù Yàměiníyà?

When will you go to Armenia?

你什么时候开始学英语的？

Nǐ shénme shíhou kāishǐ xué Yīngyǔ de?

When did you begin studying English?

你什么时候必须去睡觉？

Nǐ shénme shíhou bìxū qù shuìjiào?

When do you have to go to bed?

你什么时候才会准备好出发？

Nǐ shénme shíhou cái huì zhǔnbèi hǎo chūfā?

When will you get ready to leave?

你什么时候才能释怀呢？

Nǐ shénme shíhou cái néng shìhuái ne?

When will you finally be able to move on?

你什么时候找到的？

Nǐ shénme shíhou zhǎodào de?

When did you find this?

你什么时候方便？

Nǐ shénme shíhou fāngbiàn?

When is it convenient for you?

你什么时候旅游回来的啊？

Nǐ shénme shíhou lǚyóu huílai de a?

When did you get back from your trip?

你什么时候来？

Nǐ shénme shíhou lái?

When will you come?

你什么时候步入婚姻的殿堂？

Nǐ shénme shíhou bùrù hūnyīn de diàntáng?

When are you going to step into married life?

你什么时候看见过冰雹吗？

Nǐ shénme shíhou kànjiànguo bīngbáo ma?

Have you ever seen it hail?

你什么时候看那部电影？

Nǐ shénme shíhou kàn nà bù diànyǐng?

When did you see the film?

你什么时候睡觉？

Nǐ shénme shíhou shuìjiào?

When is your bedtime?

你什么时候离开？

Nǐ shénme shíhou líkāi?

What time will you leave?

你什么时候考试？

Nǐ shénme shíhou kǎoshì?

When are you taking your exam?

你什么时候能晋升？

Nǐ shénme shíhou néng jìnshēng?

When will you get promoted?

你什么时候要出去？

Nǐ shénme shíhou yào chūqù?

When will you go out?

你什么时候要结婚？

Nǐ shénme shíhou yào jiéhūn?

When are you going to get married?

你什么时候认识他们的？

Nǐ shénme shíhou rènshi tāmen de?

When did you meet them?

你什么时候认识我的？

Nǐ shénme shíhou rènshi wǒ de?

When do you know me from?

你什么时候请他吃晚饭？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qǐng tā chī wǎnfàn?

When have you asked him to eat dinner?

你什么时候请我们吃喜糖？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qǐng wǒmen chī xǐtáng?

When are you going to treat us to your wedding candy?

你什么时候读书？

Nǐ shénme shíhou dúshū?

When do you study?

你什么时候起来了？

Nǐ shénme shíhou qǐlaile?

When did you get up?

你什么时候需要交作文？

Nǐ shénme shíhou xūyào jiāo zuòwén?

When have you got to hand in your essay?

你什么时候需要的？

Nǐ shénme shíhou xūyào de?

When do you need it?

你们什么时候开始学英语的？

Nǐmen shénme shíhou kāishǐ xué Yīngyǔ de?

When did you begin studying English?

你们什么时候开始营业？

Nǐmen shénme shíhou kāishǐ yíngyè?

What time do you open?

你们会待在日本到什么时候？

Nǐmen huì dài zài Rìběn dào shénme shíhou?

Until when will you stay in Japan?

你们俩什么时候见面的？

Nǐmen liǎ shénme shíhou jiànmiàn de?

When did you two meet?

你们放假的时候做了什么？

Nǐmen fàngjià de shíhou zuòle shénme?

What did you do on your vacation?

你们的书什么时候会出版呢？

Nǐmen de shū shénme shíhou huì chūbǎn ne?

When is your book coming out?

你出门的时候别忘了带伞。

Nǐ chūmén de shíhou bié wàngle dài sǎn.

Don't forget to take your umbrella when you leave.

你到了该去理发的时候了。

Nǐ dàole gāi qù lǐfà de shíhou le.

It is time you had a haircut!