何时 (hé shí) — when? (formal, literary)
Definition
何时 is a literary/formal written equivalent of 什么时候, common in prose, essays, and rhetorical questions.
pronoun
when? (formal, literary)
Examples
- 何时？hé shí Cái néng shí xiàn hé píng?When can peace be achieved?
- 何时，。Wǒ men hé shí chū fā, hái xū děng tōng zhī.When we depart still awaits notice.
- 何时。Jūn wèn guī qī hé shí yǒu.You ask when I will return.
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