什么时候

什麼時候
shénme shíhou
pronoun

Meanings

  1. 1 when?
  2. 2 at what time?
  3. 3 whenever; any time

Examples

HSK 3
Nǐmen shénme shíhou fàngjià?
When do you go on holiday?
HSK 4
Wǒ shénme shíhou dōu kěyǐ, nǐ dìng ba.
Any time is fine with me, you decide.
HSK 4
Nǐ shénme shíhou yǒukòng, jiù lái wǒ jiā wán ba.
Come over to my place whenever you're free.

Tips

grammar
Put 什么时候 before the verb: 你什么时候走? With 都 or 也 it means 'any time': 什么时候都行. As a retort, 我什么时候说过? means 'When did I ever say that?', that is, 'I never did.'
register
何时 is the formal, written equivalent, and 几时 is literary or dialectal. In everyday Mandarin people say 什么时候.

Stroke Order

什 shén
么 me
时 shí
候 hòu