# 时候 (shíhou)

In Mandarin Chinese, 时候 (shíhou) means “time; moment”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: time; moment
- Pinyin: shíhou (shi2 hou5)
- Traditional: 時候
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1
- HSK 2.0 · Level 1

## Examples

- 过马路的时候慢一点。
  Guò mǎlù de shíhou màn yìdiǎn.
  Wait a moment while crossing the road.

## Characters

- [时](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-time/) (shí): time; hour
- 候 (hòu): to wait; to inquire after

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-hou-time/

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