何时 he2 shi2

when

Traditional: 何時

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English Phonetic: hwen
Detailed Definition: adv. At what time; -- used interrogatively.\nadv. At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or\n just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.\nadv. While; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a\n conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or clause,\n having a causal, conditional, or adversative relation to the principal\n proposition; as, he chose to turn highwayman when he might have\n continued an honest man; he removed the tree when it was the best in\n the grounds.\nadv. Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.