tiānqì rè de shíhou, wǒ gèng xǐhuan hē bīng chá.

I

Breakdown of tiānqì rè de shíhou, wǒ gèng xǐhuan hē bīng chá.

• 茶chá: tea
• 喝hē: to drink
• 喜欢xǐhuan: to like

Questions & Answers about tiānqì rè de shíhou, wǒ gèng xǐhuan hē bīng chá.

Why is 的 used in 热的时候?

In this sentence, 的 links a descriptive phrase to 时候.

The pattern is:

[clause / description] + 的时候 = when ... / at the time when ...

So:

• 天气热的时候 = when the weather is hot
• literally: the time when the weather is hot

This is a very common structure in Mandarin. You can use it with many kinds of situations:

• 下雨的时候 = when it rains
• 我小的时候 = when I was young
• 有空的时候 = when one has free time

---

Why is there no 很 before 热? I learned that adjectives often need 很 in Chinese.

That is a very common question.

When an adjective is the main predicate of a sentence, Mandarin often uses 很:

• 天气很热 = The weather is hot

But here, 热 is inside the phrase 天气热的时候, which is acting like a descriptive clause before 时候. In that position, 很 is often omitted unless you specifically want to emphasize very hot.

So:

• 天气热的时候 = when the weather is hot
• 天气很热的时候 = when the weather is very hot / when the weather is really hot

Both are possible, but the version without 很 is very natural here.

---

How does the word order work in this sentence?