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"的 时候" - meaning?


Kessha

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Hello!

I need a little help with the word constellation "的 时候".

For example:

  • 我 六 岁 的 时候。
  • 我 到 他 宿舍 的 时候。
  • 你 来 的 时候,他 在 什么 呢?

Can anyone explain to me what meaning "的 时候" has?

I am used to 有时候 and 时候, but I don't know what to do if there is a 的.

My Chinese teacher explained it to us, but I was sick this week so I was not able to attend class when she discussed the grammar part.

Thank you!

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It kind of means "when". Just stick "when" in front of the English translations of the rest of the sentence and you've got it.

1. When I was 8

2. When I got to his dorm room

3. When you arrived, ... umm, "where was he" or "what was he up to?" - is the Chinese right?

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Thank you for the answers! I understand know how to use it.

3. Yes the sentence is right, it is a sample from my Chinese book. Actually there

is an answer to the question so maybe this is why it sounds so odd.

* 你 来 的 时候,他 在 什么 呢?

Answer: 我 来 的 时候,他 正在看 电视呢。

:mrgreen: Hopefully it is correct and my book does not tell me nonsense.

Thank you again!

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I took a picture from the sentence in my book.

Kessha, can you give me the page number? Curious to know if I have the same book.

I have BLCU's 汉语听力教程, 第一册.

Thanks in advance.

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May I ask what other books do you use for your studies?

Personally I don't think that the BLCU books alone are sufficient

(e.g. the grammar explanation parts are way to superficial and don't go into detail.)

So I am looking for some other accompanying books.

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Hi Kessha,

I'm in Japan, so the book that I'm using for my weekly class is in Japanese and Chinese. It's called 中国語をはじめよう. (Let's begin Chinese).

The New Practical Chinese Reader is mentioned quite a bit here, so you might want to consider that. It's available from amazon.com.

Hope that helps.

Dean

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