時候

See also: 时候

Chinese

		o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period	wait
trad. (時候)		時	候
simp. (时候)		时	候

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 時候

1. (uncountable) time (the time of day; the moment in time, as indicated by a clock or similar device)
2. (countable) time (a numerical indication of a particular moment in time)

   • 我在蒙自住過五個月，我的家也在那裡住過兩個月。我現在常常想起這個地方，特別是在人事繁忙的時候。蒙自小得好，人少得好。 [MSC, trad.]
     我在蒙自住过五个月，我的家也在那里住过两个月。我现在常常想起这个地方，特别是在人事繁忙的时候。蒙自小得好，人少得好。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《蒙自雜記》

     Wǒ zài Méngzì zhù guò wǔ ge yuè, wǒ de jiā yě zài nàlǐ zhù guò liǎng ge yuè. Wǒ xiànzài chángcháng xiǎngqǐ zhè ge dìfang, tèbié shì zài rénshì fánmáng de shíhou. Méngzì xiǎo de hǎo, rén shǎo de hǎo. [Pinyin]

     I lived in Mengzi for five months, and my family two months. I often think of the place now, especially when my social life is busy. Mengzi is good because it's small and sparsely populated.

3. (countable) time (an instance or occurrence)
4. (uncountable) time (a particular occasion)

Usage notes

Often placed at the end of a clause, and preceded by 的 (de), to indicate when something happens. For example: 當我想你的時候／当我想你的时候  ―  dāng wǒ xiǎng nǐ de shíhou  ―  when I think of you Note that 當／当 (dāng) is often omitted, and that 時／时 (shí) (not preceded by 的 (de)) can also be used the same way.

Synonyms

• (time): 年數／年数 (niánshù), 年代 (niándài), (archaic) 年紀／年纪 (niánjì), 時間／时间 (shíjiān), (Min Nan) 時陣／时阵 (sî-chūn), (Wu) 辰光 (zen kuaan (T3))

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
時	候
じ Grade: 2	こう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

Appears to be from Middle Chinese 時候 (MC dzyi huwH). The reading is a mix of older goon ji and relatively newer kan'on kō, suggesting a possible shift in reading after borrowing.

Noun

時(じ)候(こう) • (jikō) 

1. the weather or climate of each of the four seasons

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN