Word: 时候 (shíhou)

年终奖什么时候发？

Niánzhōngjiǎng shénme shíhou fā?

When will the year-end bonus be paid out?

年终的时候，公司总是特别忙。

Niánzhōng de shíhou, gōngsī zǒngshì tèbié máng.

At the end of the year, the company is always especially busy.

年轻的时候你应该开拓你的思想。

Niánqīng de shíhou nǐ yīnggāi kāituò nǐ de sīxiǎng.

You should enrich your mind when young.

开会的时候别打哈欠。

Kāihuì de shíhou bié dǎhāqian.

Don't yawn during the meeting.

开车的时候要时时注意安全。

Kāichē de shíhou yào shíshí zhùyì ānquán.

When driving, you should constantly watch out for safety.

当他说话的时候，发生了火灾。

Dāng tā shuōhuà de shíhou, fāshēngle huǒzāi.

Just as he was speaking, a fire broke out.

当你到达的时候他还在这里吗？

Dāng nǐ dàodá de shíhou tā hái zài zhèlǐ ma?

Was he still here when you arrived?

当你喝汤的时候不要发出声音。

Dāng nǐ hē tāng de shíhou búyào fāchū shēngyīn.

Don't make noise while eating soup.

当你过马路的时候要当心汽车。

Dāng nǐ guò mǎlù de shíhou yào dāngxīn qìchē.

Watch out for cars when you cross the street.

当你饿的时候，任何东西都好吃。

Dāng nǐ è de shíhou, rènhé dōngxi dōu hǎochī.

When you're hungry, anything tastes good.

当我们离开的时候，谁来照顾狗？

Dāng wǒmen líkāi de shíhou, shéi lái zhàogu gǒu?

Who will take care of the dog while we are away?

当我到的时候，她已经走了。

Dāng wǒ dào de shíhou, tā yǐjīng zǒule.

She had already gone when I arrived.

当我在那里的时候，我学习英语。

Dāng wǒ zài nàli de shíhou, wǒ xuéxí Yīngyǔ.

I studied English when I was there.

当我学习的时候不要打扰我。

Dāng wǒ xuéxí de shíhou búyào dǎrǎo wǒ.

Don't disturb me while I'm studying.

当我小的时候，我不能够吃鱼。

Dāng wǒ xiǎo de shíhou, wǒ bù nénggòu chī yú.

When I was little, I couldn't eat fish.

当我年轻的时候，我也喜欢这个。

Dāng wǒ niánqīng de shíhou, wǒ yě xǐhuan zhège.

When I was young, I also liked this one.

当我看到这张图片的时候总是哭。

Dāng wǒ kàndào zhè zhāng túpiàn de shíhou zǒngshì kū.

I always cry when I see this picture.

当我离开家的时候天空很明朗。

Dāng wǒ líkāi jiā de shíhou tiānkōng hěn mínglǎng.

The sky was clear when I left home.

当我阅读的时候，我最快乐。

Dāng wǒ yuèdú de shíhou, wǒ zuì kuàilè.

I am happiest when I am reading.

当由美来的时候我正在看电视。

Dāng yóu měi lái de shíhou wǒ zhèngzài kàn diànshì.

I was watching TV when Yumi came.

往年这时候这里很热闹。

Wǎngnián zhè shíhou zhèlǐ hěn rènao.

In previous years, this place was lively at this time.

很多时候她要亲自去。

Hěn duō shíhou tā yào qīnzì qù.

More often than not, she had to go in person.

您什么时候回意大利？

Nín shénme shíhou huí Yìdàlì?

When are you going back to Italy?

您什么时候开始学英语的？

Nín shénme shíhou kāishǐ xué Yīngyǔ de?

When did you begin studying English?

您什么时候方便？

Nín shénme shíhou fāngbiàn?

When would it be convenient for you?

您病了，是时候休息了。

Nín bìng le, shì shíhou xiūxile.

You're sick. You have to rest.

您空闲的时候喜欢干什么呢？

Nín kòngxián de shíhou xǐhuan gànshénme ne?

What do you like to do in your spare time?

感冒的时候，食疗真的有用吗？

Gǎnmào de shíhou, shíliáo zhēnde yǒuyòng ma?

Does food therapy really help when you have a cold?

我上中学的时候有写日记的习惯。

Wǒ shàng zhōngxué de shíhou yǒu xiě rìjì de xíguàn.

I used to keep a diary when I was at high school.

我不在的时候有没有人来？

Wǒ bú zài de shíhou yǒuméiyǒu rén lái?

Did anyone come in my absence?

我不知道什么时候要在那里。

Wǒ bù zhīdào shénme shíhou yào zài nàli.

I don't know when I should be there.

我不知道他什么时候从法国回来。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou cóng Fǎguó huílai.

I don't know when he returned from France.

我不知道他什么时候会再来的。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huì zài lái de.

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

我不知道他什么时候会出现。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huì chūxiàn.

I'm not sure as to when he will turn up.

我不知道他什么时候会来。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huì lái.

I don't know when he will come.

我不知道他什么时候来。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou lái.

I don't know when he'll come.

我不知道他什么时候能来。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou néng lái.

I don't know what time he can come.

我不知道她什么时候会回来。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huì huílai.

I do not know when she will come back.

我不知道她是什么时候结婚的。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā shì shénme shíhou jiéhūn de.

I don't know when she got married.

我不知道我们什么时候可以吃。

Wǒ bù zhīdào wǒmen shénme shíhou kěyǐ chī.

When can we eat, I wonder.

我不知道母亲什么时候会回来。

Wǒ bù zhīdào mǔqīn shénme shíhou huì huílai.

I don't know when my mother will come back.

我不确定他什么时候来。

Wǒ bú quèdìng tā shénme shíhou lái.

I am not sure when he will come.

我什么时候到达东京？

Wǒ shénme shíhou dàodá Dōngjīng?

When will I get to Tokyo?

我什么时候能拿我的行李？

Wǒ shénme shíhou néng ná wǒ de xíngli?

When can I collect my luggage?

我今天起床的时候脖子很痛。

Wǒ jīntiān qǐchuáng de shíhou bózi hěn tòng.

I got up today with a pain in my neck.

我们什么时候会到？

Wǒmen shénme shíhou huì dào?

When will we have arrived?

我们什么时候出发？

Wǒmen shénme shíhou chūfā?

When do we leave?

我们什么时候到达？

Wǒmen shénme shíhou dàodá?

When do we arrive?

我们什么时候可以吃？

Wǒmen shénme shíhou kěyǐ chī?

When can we eat?

我们什么时候离开？

Wǒmen shénme shíhou líkāi?

When do we leave?

我们什么时候需要交作文？

Wǒmen shénme shíhou xūyào jiāo zuòwén?

When have we got to hand in our essays?

我们到的时候天已经黑了。

Wǒmen dào de shíhou tiān yǐjīng hēile.

When we arrived, it was already dark.

我们到的时候正在下雨。

Wǒmen dào de shíhou zhèngzài xiàyǔ.

It was raining when we arrived.

我们是时候买新的微波炉了。

Wǒmen shì shíhou mǎi xīn de wēibōlú le.

It is about time we bought a new microwave oven.

我们那个时候讨论的是什么？

Wǒmen nàge shíhou tǎolùn de shì shénme?

What was it we were talking about?

我们需要你的时候你又在哪儿呢？

Wǒmen xūyào nǐ de shíhou nǐ yòu zài nǎr ne?

Where were you when we needed you?

我们非常难过的时候就会哭。

Wǒmen fēicháng nánguò de shíhou jiù huì kū.

When we are very sad, we will cry.

我会告诉她开会的时候说些什么。

Wǒ huì gàosu tā kāihuì de shíhou shuō xiē shénme.

I will tell her what to say at the meeting.

我出去的时候有人打我电话吗？

Wǒ chūqù de shíhou yǒurén dǎ wǒ diànhuà ma?

Did anyone call me while I was out?

我出门的时候，你来了。

Wǒ chūmén de shíhou, nǐ láile.

You arrived at the moment I left.

我到旅馆的时候，天已经黑了。

Wǒ dào lǚguǎn de shíhou, tiān yǐjīng hēile.

It was dark when I reached the hotel.

我到车站的时候，恰好下雨了。

Wǒ dào chēzhàn de shíhou, qiàhǎo xiàyǔle.

When I got to the station, it happened to start raining.

我十岁的时候学会了弹吉他。

Wǒ shí suì de shíhou xuéhuì le dàn jítā.

I learned to play guitar when I was ten years old.

我回到家的时候，感觉非常饿。

Wǒ huídào jiā de shíhou, gǎnjué fēicháng è.

When I got home, I was very hungry.

我回到家的时候肚子十分饿。

Wǒ huídào jiā de shíhou dǔzi shífēn è.

When I got home, I was very hungry.

我在洗澡的时候，电话响了。

Wǒ zài xǐzǎo de shíhou, diànhuà xiǎng le.

The phone rang while I was taking a shower.

我在美国的时候很想家。

Wǒ zài Měiguó de shíhou hěn xiǎng jiā.

I was very homesick when I was in America.

我好饿，什么时候可以去吃中饭？

Wǒ hǎo è, shénme shíhou kěyǐ qù chī zhōng fàn?

I'm pretty hungry. When can we go have lunch?

我妈在的时候别讨论这件事。

Wǒ mā zài de shíhou bié tǎolùn zhè jiàn shì.

Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.

我妈年轻的时候非常漂亮。

Wǒ mā niánqīng de shíhou fēicháng piàoliang.

When my mother was young, she was very beautiful.

我姐姐在国外求学的时候很辛苦。

Wǒ jiějie zài guówài qiúxué de shíhou hěn xīnkǔ.

My older sister had a hard time while studying abroad.

我学习的时候不要打扰我。

Wǒ xuéxí de shíhou búyào dǎrǎo wǒ.

Don't disturb me while I'm studying.

我完全不知道那什么时候会发生。

Wǒ wánquán bù zhīdào nà shénme shíhou huì fāshēng.

I have no idea when that'll happen.

我小的时候不喜欢吃蔬菜。

Wǒ xiǎo de shíhou bù xǐhuan chī shūcài.

I didn't like eating vegetables when I was little.

我年轻的时候常常去打棒球。

Wǒ niánqīng de shíhou chángcháng qù dǎ bàngqiú.

I often played baseball when I was young.

我应该什么时候开始？

Wǒ yīnggāi shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

When do I get started?

我应该什么时候打电话？

Wǒ yīnggāi shénme shíhou dǎdiànhuà?

When should I call?

我很小的时候就游得很好了。

Wǒ hěn xiǎo de shíhou jiù yóu de hěn hǎole.

I could swim well even when I was a child.

我得知道我们要什么时候到。

Wǒ děi zhīdào wǒmen yào shénme shíhou dào.

I need to find out when we need to be there.

我想知道你什么时候会离开。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào nǐ shénme shíhou huì líkāi.

I want to know when you're going to leave.

我打开盒子的时候，它是空的。

Wǒ dǎkāi hézi de shíhou, tā shì kōng de.

When I opened the box, it was empty.

我打电话的时候，她刚回到家。

Wǒ dǎdiànhuà de shíhou, tā gāng huídào jiā.

She had just come home when I called.

我明天回来的时候会跟他们联络。

Wǒ míngtiān huílai de shíhou huì gēn tāmen liánluò.

I'll call them tomorrow when I come back.

我是啥时候死的？

Wǒ shì shá shíhou sǐ de?

When did I die?

我正在洗澡的时候电话响了。

Wǒ zhèngzài xǐzǎo de shíhou diànhuà xiǎng le.

When I was taking a bath, the telephone rang.

我母亲年轻的时候十分漂亮。

Wǒ mǔqīn niánqīng de shíhou shífēn piàoliang.

When my mother was young, she was very beautiful.

我没跟别人说过我什么时候会到。

Wǒ méi gēn biéren shuōguo wǒ shénme shíhou huì dào.

I didn't tell anyone what time I'd be arriving.

我温习的时候会戴着耳机听音乐。

Wǒ wēnxí de shíhou huì dàizhe ěrjī tīng yīnyuè.

When I study, I listen to music with earphones.

我爸爸年轻的时候一定很英俊。

Wǒ bàba niánqīng de shíhou yídìng hěn yīngjùn.

My father must have been handsome in his youth.

我的父亲65岁的时候退休了。

Wǒ de fùqīn liùshíwǔ suì de shíhou tuìxiūle.

My father retired at the age of 65.

我第一次来拜访你的时候迷路了。

Wǒ dìyīcì lái bàifǎng nǐ de shíhou mílù le.

I got lost when I visited you for the first time.

我给她打电话的时候她不在。

Wǒ gěi tā dǎdiànhuà de shíhou tā bú zài.

She was out when I called.

我觉得你是时候该懂事了。

Wǒ juéde nǐ shì shíhou gāi dǒngshìle.

I think it's time for you to grow up.

我觉得是时候洗这件上衣了。

Wǒ juéde shì shíhou xǐ zhè jiàn shàngyī le.

I think it's time for me to wash this shirt.

我说话的时候请你不要插嘴。

Wǒ shuōhuà de shíhou qǐng nǐ búyào chāzuǐ.

Please don't interrupt me while I'm talking.

我起来的时候天还是黑的呢。

Wǒ qǐlai de shíhou tiān háishi hēi de ne.

I got up while it was still dark.

我跟你说话的时候看着我！

Wǒ gēn nǐ shuōhuà de shíhou kànzhe wǒ!

Look at me when I talk to you!

我19岁的时候结了婚。

Wǒ shíjiǔ suì de shíhou jié le hūn.

I married when I was 19 years old.

手脏的时候千万不要揉眼睛。

Shǒu zāng de shíhou qiānwàn búyào róu yǎnjing.

Never rub your eyes with dirty hands.

打折的时候买，划得来吗？

Dǎzhé de shíhou mǎi, huádelái ma?

Is it worth buying when it's on sale?