几时 (jǐ shí) — when?; what time?

Definition

几时 is a formal/literary 'when?' (几时 is the written form; in speech 你什么时候 is more common).

pronoun
when?what time?

Examples

  • 几时
    Nǐ jǐ shí néng gěi wǒ huí diàn huà?
    When can you call me back?
  • 几时
    jǐ shí Cái néng wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù?
    When will this project be finished?
  • 几时
    Tā jǐ shí dào de běi jīng?
    When did he arrive in Beijing?

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