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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 詞
時候 word · TOCFL 1
時候 =
ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ · shíhòu
noun — time, moment; the time when

字源 FORM — what the parts do

time; season (時候的時)shí日 rì (sun) + 寺 sì (sound) — the sun marking the hours
to wait; a moment (時候的候)hòu亻 rén (person) + 矦 hóu (sound) — a person in waiting; a period, a moment
時候,時間的時,時候的候。
關 · Related
shíjiāntime (duration) — near synonym, more about durationnàshíhòuat that time — common fixed phrase