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By now you should now [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22When%22_with_%22de_shihou%22 how to express &quot;when&quot; using &quot;的时候&quot; (de shíhou)]. But there's also a slightly shorter, more formal way to do it: simply use 时 (shí) all by itself. (No 的!)

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== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ==

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Verb-Obj. + 时 ，Subj. ⋯⋯


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你

一会儿看我

一会儿看云

你看我时很远

你看云时很近

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* 考试 ''时'' 不要 说话 。<span class="pinyin">Kǎoshì ''shí'' bùyào shuōhuà.</span><span class="trans">Don't talk when you take a test.</span>
* 我 面试 ''时'' 经常 会 问 这个 问题 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ miànshì ''shí'' jīngcháng huì wèn zhège wèntí.</span><span class="trans">I often ask this question in a job interview.</span>
* 会议 结束 ''时'' 老板 才 来 。<span class="pinyin">Huìyì jiéshù ''shí'' lǎobǎn cái lái.</span><span class="trans">The boss didn't show up until the meeting was over.</span>
* 我 生气 ''时'' 不 想 说话 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ shēngqì ''shí'' bù xiǎng shuōhuà.</span><span class="trans">I don't want to talk when I'm angry.</span>
* 他们 大学 毕业 ''时'' 就 分手 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen dàxué bìyè ''shí'' jiù fēnshǒu le.</span><span class="trans">They broke up when they graduated from college.</span>
* 飞机 起飞 ''时'' ，他 关 了 手机 和 电脑 。<span class="pinyin">Fēijī qǐfēi ''shí'', tā guān le shǒujī hé diànnǎo.</span><span class="trans">When the plane took off, he turned off his cell phone and computer.</span>
* 他 太太 提出 离婚 ''时'' ，他 很 惊讶 。<span class="pinyin">Tā tàitai tíchū líhūn ''shí'', tā hěn jīngyà.</span><span class="trans">He was very surprised when his wife asked for a divorce.</span>
* 他 去世 ''时'' ，他 的 孩子 都 不 在 身边 。<span class="pinyin">Tā qùshì ''shí'', tā de háizi dōu bù zài shēnbiān.</span><span class="trans">His children weren't with him when he passed away.</span>
* 我们 公司 成立 ''时'' 只有 三 个 人 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gōngsī chénglì ''shí'' zhǐyǒu sān gè rén.</span><span class="trans">There were only three people when this company was founded.</span>
* 跟 别人 说话 ''时'' 不要 玩 手机 。<span class="pinyin">Gēn biérén shuōhuà ''shí'' bùyào wán shǒujī.</span><span class="trans">Don't play with your cell phone when you talk with other people.</span>


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* [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 &quot;yihou&quot; and &quot;de shihou&quot;]

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* [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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