HSK 2 · Past & present

这时候

zhè shí hou

at this moment

Stroke order of 这时候

3 characters, 24 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

这 · 7 strokes 时 · 7 strokes候 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

这 is here, 时候 is a time one waits: the present waiting moment.

Parts: 这 this + 时候 time

The characters in 这时候

这 zhè — this (7 strokes)
时 shí — time; hour; when (7 strokes)

Example sentence

这时候你在做什么？

What are you doing at this moment?

Words with 这

这this 这儿here 这里here 这边this side; here 这些these 这时at this time 这么so; like this 这样like this

Words with 时

小时hour 时间time 时候time; moment (when...)有时sometimes 有时候sometimes 小时候in childhood 当时at that time 那时at that time 那时候at that time 这时at this time 随时at any time 同时at the same time 平时usually; normally 时time; hour; when 时代era; age 时刻moment; always 及时timely; promptly

Words with 候

时候time; moment (when...)有时候sometimes 小时候in childhood 那时候at that time 气候climate

More words: Past & present

当时at that time 那时at that time 那时候at that time 那会儿at that time 这时at this time 后来afterwards; later 以后after; later 以前before; formerly 今后from now on 过去the past; to go over 最近recently 原来originally; so it turns out 已经already 早就long ago; already

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