{{Grammar Box}} By now you should now [["When" with "de shihou"|how to express "when" using "的时候" (de shíhou)]]. But there's also a slightly shorter, more formal way to do it: simply use 时 (shí) all by itself. (No 的!) == Structure ==
(Subj. +) Verb / Adj. + 时⋯⋯
As time words can appear [[Time words and word order|before or after the subject]], you can also place the ''Time + 时 (shí)'' after the subject. There are two great examples of this pattern in the poem below. 你 一会儿看我 一会儿看云 你看我时很远 你看云时很近 == Examples ==
*考试 时 不要 说话 。Kǎoshì shí bùyào shuōhuà.When you take a test, don't talk. *面试 时 ，要 穿 得 正式 一点 。Miànshì shí, yào chuān de zhèngshì yīdiǎn.When you go to the interview, you have to dress a little more formally. *会议 结束 时 老板 才 来 。Huìyì jiéshù shí lǎobǎn cái lái.The boss showed up when the meeting was over. *我 生气 时 不 想 说话 。Wǒ shēngqì shí bù xiǎng shuōhuà.I don't want to talk when I'm angry. *他们 结婚 时 什么 都 没有 。Tāmen jiéhūn shí shénme dōu méiyǒu.They've got nothing when they got married. *大学 毕业 时 ，他们 分手 了 。Dàxué bìyè shí, tāmen fēnshǒu le.When they graduated, they broke up. *飞机 起飞 时 ，他 关 了 手机 和 电脑 。Fēijī qǐfēi shí, tā guān le shǒujī hé diànnǎo.When the plane took off, he turned off his cell phone and computer. *他 去世 时 儿女 都 不 在 身边 。Tā qùshì shí érnǚ dōu bù zài shēnbiān.His parents weren't home when he passed away. *我们 公司 成立 时 只有 三 个 人 。Wǒmen gōngsī chénglì shí zhǐyǒu sān gè rén.There were only three people when this company was founded. *跟 父母 说话 时 不要 玩 手机 。Gēn fùmǔ shuōhuà shí bùyào wán shǒujī.Stop playing with your cell phone when you talk with your parents.
==See also== *[[Before a specific time]] *[[In the future in general]] *[[Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"]] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [[Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar]] (pp. 24-5) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 →buy] * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 293-4) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy] [[Category:B1 grammar points]] {{Used for|Expressing time and date}} {{Used for|Referring to simultaneous events}} {{Basic Grammar|时|B1|(Subj. +) Verb / Adj. + 时⋯⋯|你 看 云 时 很 近 。|grammar point|ASGGL59D}} {{Rel char|时候}} {{Rel char|的时候}} {{Similar|Before a specific time}} {{Similar|In the future in general}} {{Similar|"When" with "de shihou"}} {{Similar|Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"}} {{Similar|Comparing "yihou" and "deshihou"}} {{POS|Nouns}} {{Translation|when}} {{Translation|while}}