Discussion of 时候/時候 [shí hou] (duration of) time; (a point in) time, moment

Discussion of 时候/時候

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时间 and 时候 are different:
1. 时间 refers to the year, month, day, time (hour and minute) which can be indicated by a number. 时间 can be a point of time or a period of time.
2. 时候 refers to a specific time point or a time period. In a sentence, "...的时候" always appears as the adverbial adjunct. Additonally, "什么时候...?" is asking for the time.

lisaC

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Can you ask (Ni shenme shijjian shuijiao)???

Inrahim

Hi Irahim! 你什么时候睡觉？( Ni3 shen2me5 shi1hou5 shui4jiao4?) is more appropriate.

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