# 这时候 (zhèshíhou)

In Mandarin Chinese, 这时候 (zhèshíhou) means “at this moment; right now”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: at this moment; right now
- Pinyin: zhèshíhou (zhe4 shi2 hou5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2

## Examples

- 这时候，外面开始下雨了。
  Zhè shíhou, wàimiàn kāishǐ xiàyǔ le.
  At this moment, it started to rain outside.

## Characters

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

https://hanziro.com/word/zhe-shi-hou-at-this-moment/

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