shíhou

Usages of shíhou

下雨xiàyǔ de 时候shíhou,  常常chángcháng zài jiā kàn shūxiàyǔ de shíhou, tā chángcháng zài jiā kàn shū.
When it rains, she often stays home and reads.
天气tiānqì  de 时候shíhou,  喜欢xǐhuan  lěng shuǐ,  喜欢xǐhuan   chátiānqì rè de shíhou, tā xǐhuan hē lěng shuǐ, wǒ xǐhuan hē rè chá.
When it’s hot, she likes to drink cold water; I like to drink hot tea.
xué 中文zhōngwén de 时候shíhou,  觉得juéde 汉字Hànzì hěn nánxué zhōngwén de shíhou, wǒ juéde Hànzì hěn nán.
When I study Chinese, I feel that Chinese characters are very hard.
外面wàimiàn 下雨xiàyǔ de 时候shíhou,  喜欢xǐhuan zhàn zài 窗户chuānghu 旁边pángbiān tīng 音乐yīnyuèwàimiàn xiàyǔ de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan zhàn zài chuānghu pángbiān tīng yīnyuè.
When it’s raining outside, I like to stand by the window and listen to music.
我们Wǒmen 必须bìxū  今天jīntiān de 练习liànxí zuò de hěn 清楚qīngchu, 明天míngtiān 复习fùxí de 时候shíhou cái gèng 简单jiǎndānWǒmen bìxū bǎ jīntiān de liànxí zuò de hěn qīngchu, míngtiān fùxí de shíhou cái gèng jiǎndān.
We must do today’s exercises so that they’re very clear; only then will it be easier when we review tomorrow.
 guò 生日shēngrì de 时候shíhou  xiǎng  hěn  de 聚会jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn   朋友péngyou 安静ānjìng de 吃饭chīfànWǒ guò shēngrì de shíhou bù xiǎng qù hěn dà de jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn jǐ gè péngyou ānjìng de chīfàn.
When I have my birthday I don’t want to go to big parties; I just want to eat quietly with a few friends.
 走进来zǒujìnlái de 时候shíhou, 大家dàjiā 突然tūrán dōu xiào leTā zǒujìnlái de shíhou, dàjiā tūrán dōu xiào le.
When he walked in, everyone suddenly laughed.
Zài 火车站huǒchēzhàn gēn 朋友péngyou shuō 再见zàijiàn de 时候shíhou,  xiān  le 一会儿yíhuìr, 后来hòulái yòu xiào leZài huǒchēzhàn gēn péngyou shuō zàijiàn de shíhou, tā xiān kū le yíhuìr, hòulái yòu xiào le.
When saying goodbye to her friend at the train station, she first cried for a while and then smiled again.
 想起xiǎngqǐ 我们wǒmen zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù de 时候shíhou, jiù 觉得juéde hěn 温暖wēnnuǎnwǒ xiǎngqǐ wǒmen zài gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, jiù juéde hěn wēnnuǎn.
When I think of the times we walked in the park, I feel very warm.
孩子háizi cóng 学校xuéxiào 回来huílái de 时候shíhou 常常chángcháng hěn 饿è, 妈妈māma huì 马上mǎshàng zuò 晚饭wǎnfàn gěi 她们tāmen chīháizi cóng xuéxiào huílái de shíhou chángcháng hěn è, māma huì mǎshàng zuò wǎnfàn gěi tāmen chī.
When the kids come back from school they’re often very hungry, and mom immediately makes dinner for them.
zài 饭店fàndiàn 吃饭chīfàn de 时候shíhou,  喜欢xǐhuan yòng 现金xiànjīn,  喜欢xǐhuan 刷卡shuākǎzài fàndiàn chīfàn de shíhou, tā xǐhuan yòng xiànjīn, bù xǐhuan shuākǎ.
When eating at a restaurant, he likes to use cash and doesn’t like paying by card.
出门chūmén de 时候shíhou,  总是zǒngshì  zhe bāo, dài zhe 眼镜yǎnjìngchūmén de shíhou, tā zǒngshì ná zhe bāo, dài zhe yǎnjìng.
When she goes out, she always carries her bag and wears her glasses.
周末zhōumò zài jiā de 时候shíhou,   xiǎng zuò 别的biéde 事情shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn 电影diànyǐng  chī 好吃hǎochī de 东西dōngxizhōumò zài jiā de shíhou, wǒ bù xiǎng zuò biéde shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng hé chī hǎochī de dōngxi.
On weekends when I’m at home, I don’t want to do anything else; I just want to watch movies and eat tasty things.
外面wàimiàn 下雨xiàyǔ de 时候shíhou,  zài 房间fángjiān  看不清楚kànbùqīngchu 外面wàimiàn de 马路mǎlùwàimiàn xiàyǔ de shíhou, wǒ zài fángjiān lǐ kànbùqīngchu wàimiàn de mǎlù.
When it rains outside, I can’t see the road outside clearly from my room.
  篮球lánqiú de 时候shíhou méi yǒu 信心xìnxīn, dàn shì  le   足球zúqiú 以后yǐhòu, 觉得juéde 自己zìjǐ   慢慢mànmàn 提高tígāotā dǎ lánqiú de shíhou méi yǒu xìnxīn, dàn shì tī le jǐ cì zúqiú yǐhòu, juéde zìjǐ yě kěyǐ mànmàn tígāo.
She doesn’t have confidence when playing basketball, but after playing soccer a few times, she feels she can also slowly improve.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ 睡觉shuìjiào de 时候shíhou 喜欢xǐhuan 开着kāizhe 空调kōngtiáo,  shì 因为yīnwèi 外面wàimiàn hěn , 而是érshì 因为yīnwèi 这样zhèyàng 比较bǐjiào 安心ānxīntā shuō zìjǐ shuìjiào de shíhou xǐhuan kāizhe kōngtiáo, bù shì yīnwèi wàimiàn hěn rè, érshì yīnwèi zhèyàng bǐjiào ānxīn.
She says that when she sleeps she likes to leave the air conditioner on not because it’s hot outside, but because that way she feels more at ease.
冬天dōngtiān de 时候shíhou, 父母fùmǔ kāi zhe 暖气nuǎnqì zài jiā kàn 电视diànshì, 知道zhīdào 孩子háizi 安静ānjìng de zài 房间fángjiān  学习xuéxí,  觉得juéde hěn 安心ānxīndōngtiān de shíhou, fùmǔ kāi zhe nuǎnqì zài jiā kàn diànshì, zhīdào háizi ānjìng de zài fángjiān lǐ xuéxí, yě juéde hěn ānxīn.
In winter, the parents have the heating on and watch TV at home; knowing the children are quietly studying in their rooms, they also feel very at ease.
周末zhōumò zài jiā 吃饭chīfàn de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen 常常chángcháng yòng 很多hěnduō wǎn, 所以suǒyǐ 吃完chīwán 以后yǐhòu děi 一起yìqǐ  wǎnzhōumò zài jiā chīfàn de shíhou, wǒmen chángcháng yòng hěnduō wǎn, suǒyǐ chīwán yǐhòu děi yìqǐ xǐ wǎn.
When we eat at home on weekends, we often use many bowls, so after eating we have to wash them together.
shēng de 时候shíhou, 父母fùmǔ sòng gěi   jiàn xiǎo 礼物lǐwù, 虽然suīrán  guì, 但是dànshì  hěn 高兴gāoxìngshēngrì de shíhou, fùmǔ sòng gěi tā yí jiàn xiǎo lǐwù, suīrán bù guì, dànshì tā hěn gāoxìng.
On her birthday, her parents gave her a small gift; although it wasn’t expensive, she was very happy.
 xiào zhe shuō, zài jiā 一直yìzhí wán 游戏yóuxì de 时候shíhou, 常常chángcháng huì 忘记wàngjì 时间shíjiān; zài 公园gōngyuán  篮球lánqiú 不但bùdàn duì 健康jiànkāng hǎo, 而且érqiě 可以kěyǐ 提高tígāo 信心xìnxīntā xiào zhe shuō, zài jiā yìzhí wán yóuxì de shíhou, chángcháng huì wàngjì shíjiān; zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú bùdàn duì jiànkāng hǎo, érqiě kěyǐ tígāo xìnxīn.
She said with a smile that when she keeps playing games at home she often forgets the time; playing basketball in the park is not only good for her health, but can also increase her confidence.
zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen 应该yīnggāi 注意zhùyì 自己zìjǐ de 健康jiànkāngzài gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, wǒmen yīnggāi zhùyì zìjǐ de jiànkāng.
When we take a walk in the park, we should pay attention to our health.
qǐng  zài 马路mǎlù shàng zǒu de 时候shíhou 注意zhùyì 安全ānquánqǐng nǐ zài mǎlù shàng zǒu de shíhou zhùyì ānquán.
Please pay attention to safety when walking on the road.
 上班shàngbān de 时候shíhou 一般yìbān 穿chuān 黑色hēisè 裤子kùzi  白色báisè 衣服yīfutā shàngbān de shíhou yìbān chuān hēisè kùzi hé báisè yīfu.
When he goes to work he usually wears black pants and a white top.
ma ràng  出门chūmén de 时候shíhou dài shàng 帽子màozi, shuō 外面wàimiàn de tài yáng tài māma ràng wǒ chūmén de shíhou dài shàng màozi, shuō wàimiàn de tài yáng tài dà.
Mom tells me to put on a hat when going out, saying the sun outside is too strong.
 mǎi le shuāng xīn 运动鞋yùndòngxié, shuō zài 公园gōngyuán 跑步pǎobù de 时候shíhou  穿chuān 平时píngshí de 鞋子xiézi 舒服shūfu duōtā mǎi le yìshuāng xīn yùndòngxié, shuō zài gōngyuán pǎobù de shíhou bǐ chuān píngshí de xiézi shūfu duō.
She bought a pair of new sneakers, saying that running in the park in them is much more comfortable than wearing her usual shoes.
 zài 安静ānjìng de 公园gōngyuán  跑步pǎobù de 时候shíhou, 感觉gǎnjué 空气kōngqì  环境huánjìng dōu hěn hǎowǒ zài ānjìng de gōngyuán lǐ pǎobù de shíhou, gǎnjué kōngqì hé huánjìng dōu hěn hǎo.
When I run in a quiet park, I feel the air and the environment are both very good.
 juéde 女朋友nǚpéngyou zuì 可爱kě’ài de 地方dìfang shì,  说话shuōhuà de 时候shíhou  总是zǒngshì xiào zhe tīngtā juéde nǚpéngyou zuì kě'ài de dìfang shì, tā shuōhuà de shíhou tā zǒngshì xiào zhe tīng.
He thinks the cutest thing about his girlfriend is that whenever he talks, she always listens with a smile.
jīntiān tàiyáng hěn , 孩子háizi zài 公园gōngyuán chī 冰淇淋bīngqílín de 时候shíhou dài zhe 帽子màozijīntiān tàiyáng hěn dà, háizi zài gōngyuán chī bīngqílín de shíhou dài zhe màozi.
The sun is very strong today; when the child eats ice cream in the park, she wears a hat.
晚饭wǎnfàn de 时候shíhou 我们wǒmen 常常chángcháng  一点儿yìdiǎnr tāngwǎnfàn de shíhou wǒmen chángcháng hē yìdiǎnr tāng.
At dinner time we often drink a bit of soup.
  咖啡kāfēi de 时候shíhou  喜欢xǐhuan jiā tángwǒ hē kāfēi de shíhou bù xǐhuan jiā táng.
When I drink coffee, I don’t like to add sugar.
出门chūmén de 时候shíhou 记得jìde 戴上dàishàng 帽子màozichūmén de shíhou jìde dàishàng màozi.
Remember to put on your hat when you go out.
 每天měitiān 早上zǎoshang zuò 公交车gōngjiāochē de 时候shíhou, 常常chángcháng gēn 司机sījī shuō “早上好zǎoshanghǎo”。wǒ měitiān zǎoshang zuò gōngjiāochē de shíhou, chángcháng gēn sījī shuō “zǎoshanghǎo".
Every morning on the bus I often say “good morning” to the driver.
 第一次dìyīcì  音乐会yīnyuèhuì de 时候shíhou 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 紧张jǐnzhāngtā dìyīcì qù yīnyuèhuì de shíhou yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
She was a bit nervous the first time she went to a concert.
mǎi xīn 游戏机yóuxìjī de 时候shíhou,  xiān 认真rènzhēn kàn wán le 说明shuōmíngmǎi xīn yóuxìjī de shíhou, tā xiān rènzhēn kàn wán le shuōmíng.
When buying a new game console, he first carefully read the instructions.
寒假hánjià  暑假shǔjià de 时候shíhou, hěn duō 大学生dàxuéshēng huí jiā gēn 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinai 一起yìqǐ guò jiéhánjià hé shǔjià de shíhou, hěn duō dàxuéshēng huí jiā gēn yéye nǎinai yìqǐ guò jié.
During winter and summer vacation, many college students go home to spend the holidays with their grandparents.
 奶奶nǎinai shuō,  年轻niánqīng de 时候shíhou 交通jiāotōng  发达fādá,    市中心shìzhōngxīn 或许huòxǔ yào  tiānwǒ nǎinai shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou jiāotōng bù fādá, qù yí cì shìzhōngxīn huòxǔ yào yì tiān.
My grandma says that when she was young, transportation wasn’t developed, and going downtown once might take a whole day.
  年轻niánqīng de 画家huàjiā 第一次dìyīcì kāi 展览zhǎnlǎn de 时候shíhou yòu 兴奋xīngfèn yòu 紧张jǐnzhāng, 竟然jìngrán  晚上wǎnshang dōu méi shuìnà gè niánqīng de huàjiā dìyīcì kāi zhǎnlǎn de shíhou yòu xīngfèn yòu jǐnzhāng, jìngrán yí wǎnshang dōu méi shuì.
That young painter was both excited and nervous at her first exhibition and unexpectedly didn’t sleep the whole night.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ 虽然suīrán 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 害羞hàixiū, 但是dànshì gēn 观众guānzhòng 说话shuōhuà de 时候shíhou 觉得juéde hěn 兴奋xīngfèntā shuō zìjǐ suīrán yǒudiǎnr hàixiū, dànshì gēn guānzhòng shuōhuà de shíhou juéde hěn xīngfèn.
She says that although she is a bit shy, she feels very excited when she talks with the audience.
每次měicì gēn 家人jiārén 分开fēnkāi de 时候shíhou,   huì 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 难过nánguò, 但是dànshì hěn kuài jiù 习惯xíguàn leměicì gēn jiārén fēnkāi de shíhou, wǒ yě huì yǒudiǎnr nánguò, dànshì hěn kuài jiù xíguàn le.
Every time I part from my family, I also feel a bit sad, but I quickly get used to it.
 zài 食堂shítáng   néng 专心zhuānxīn 学习xuéxí, 别人biéren 说话shuōhuà de 时候shíhou  dōu tīng  jiànTā zài shítáng lǐ yě néng zhuānxīn xuéxí, biéren shuōhuà de shíhou tā dōu tīng bú jiàn.
She can also concentrate on studying in the cafeteria; when others are talking she can’t even hear them.
 wèi 作家zuòjiā shuō,  年轻niánqīng de 时候shíhou zài 国 guónèi 大学dàxué 学习xuéxí, 后来hòulái 出国chūguó 留学liúxué, 感觉gǎnjué 自己zìjǐ yòu xiàng 学生xuéshēng 一样yíyàngNà wèi zuòjiā shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou zài guónèi dàxué xuéxí, hòulái chūguó liúxué, gǎnjué zìjǐ yòu xiàng xuéshēng yíyàng.
That writer said that when he studied at a university in his own country and then later went to study abroad, he felt like he was a student again.
Gāng lái zhè  城市chéngshì de 时候shíhou,   tài 适应shìyìng 这里zhèlǐ de 生活shēnghuóGāng lái zhè gè chéngshì de shíhou, wǒ bú tài shìyìng zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
When I first came to this city, I wasn’t very used to the life here.
Guò 春节Chūnjié de 时候shíhou,  家里jiāli de 氣氛qìfen 特别tèbié 温暖wēnnuǎnGuò Chūnjié de shíhou, tā jiāli de qìfen tèbié wēnnuǎn.
During Spring Festival, the atmosphere in her home is especially warm.
早上Zǎoshang zài 食堂shítáng mǎi 早饭zǎofàn de 时候shíhou, 大家dàjiā dōu 排队páiduì děngZǎoshang zài shítáng mǎi zǎofàn de shíhou, dàjiā dōu páiduì děng.
In the morning when buying breakfast in the cafeteria, everyone lines up to wait.
 shuō 中文zhōngwén de 时候shíhou, 声调shēngdiào hěn 重要zhòngyàonǐ shuō zhōngwén de shíhou, shēngdiào hěn zhòngyào.
When you speak Chinese, tones are very important.
  食堂shítáng 吃饭chīfàn de 时候shíhou, 顺便shùnbiàn bāng 室友shìyǒu dài le  bēi 咖啡kāfēiwǒ qù shítáng chīfàn de shíhou, shùnbiàn bāng shìyǒu dài le yì bēi kāfēi.
When I went to the cafeteria to eat, I also brought a cup of coffee for my roommate.
  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù de 时候shíhou, 顺便shùnbiàn mǎi  bēi 咖啡kāfēiwǒ qù gōngyuán sànbù de shíhou, shùnbiàn mǎi yì bēi kāfēi.
When I go to the park for a walk, I also buy a cup of coffee while I’m at it.
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