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By now you should now [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22When%22_with_%22de_shihou%22 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!)
== Contents ==  [[[#|hide]]] 
* [[#Structure|1 Structure]] * [[#Examples|2 Examples]] * [[#See_also|3 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|4 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|4.1 Books]]
== Structure ==
Verb-Obj. + 时 ，Subj. ⋯⋯
As time words can appear [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Time_words_and_word_order before or after the subject], you can also place the ''Verb-Obj. + 时'' 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.Don't talk when you take a test. * 我 面试 ''时'' 经常 会 问 这个 问题 。Wǒ miànshì ''shí'' jīngcháng huì wèn zhège wèntí.I often ask this question in a job interview. * 会议 结束 ''时'' 老板 才 来 。Huìyì jiéshù ''shí'' lǎobǎn cái lái.The boss didn't show up until 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 大学 毕业 ''时'' 就 分手 了 。Tāmen dàxué bìyè ''shí'' jiù fēnshǒu le.They broke up when they graduated from college. * 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 太太 提出 离婚 ''时'' ，他 很 惊讶 。Tā tàitai tíchū líhūn ''shí'', tā hěn jīngyà.He was very surprised when his wife asked for a divorce. * 他 去世 ''时'' ，他 的 孩子 都 不 在 身边 。Tā qùshì ''shí'', tā de háizi dōu bù zài shēnbiān.His children weren't with him 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 别人 说话 ''时'' 不要 玩 手机 。Gēn biérén shuōhuà ''shí'' bùyào wán shǒujī.Don't play with your cell phone when you talk with other people.
== See also == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Before_a_specific_time Before a specific time] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/In_the_future_in_general In the future in general] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22yihou%22_and_%22de_shihou%22 Comparing "yihou" and "de shihou"] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_Patterns_of_Chinese_Grammar Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar] (pp. 24-5) [http://amzn.to/2ykU1OD →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed) Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)] (pp. 293-4) [http://amzn.to/2femBuy →buy]

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