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Hannah
Hello, what is difference between 时间 and 时候 please? thank you!
Jun 25, 2012 7:58 AM
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Well, sometimes they are used interchangeably. For instance:
1. 现在什么时间(时候)了? What time is it now?
2. 已经过去很长时间(时候)了。 It's been a long time.
However, when you are saying "时间过得飞快 (time flies)“, you cannot use "时候“ here.
June 25, 2012
hi
1 时间:time
For example:他搞错了时间。He made a mistake about the time.
你有没有时间学习汉语?Do you have time to learn Chinese?
今天晚上你有时间吗?我们一起去吃饭吧。
Do you have time tonight?We went to eat.
2 时候:When (某件事情发生的时间, when something happpen)
For example:A:你什么时候学的汉语? When did you learn Chinese?
B:我2011年学的汉语。 I learn Chinese since 2011.
A:你什么时间学习汉语?What time do you study Chinese?
B:我每天下午学习汉语。 I learn Chinese every afternoon.
June 26, 2012
时间 means time.and about 时候 we will say 有时候,same meaning as sometimes .
June 25, 2012
时间-time 时候--some time eg.你有时间吗? 他有时候会去公园。
June 25, 2012
it's hard to explain.... 时间 means time, and 时候 means a moment, a period.
June 25, 2012
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