何时

何時

héshí

adverb HSK 7-9 #2,712

Meanings

1 when
2 what time
3 at what point

Characters

Examples

你何时才能回来？

Nǐ héshí cáinéng huílái?

When will you be able to come back?

不知何时才能再见。

Bùzhī héshí cáinéng zàijiàn.

I don't know when we can meet again.

Tips

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何时 is more formal and literary than 什么时候 (shénme shíhou). Used in writing, speeches, and poetry.

Stroke Order

何 hé

时 shí