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rezaf -

时间和时候有什么区别？请写一些例子。



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againstwind -

Simply speaking, 时间 is an interval separating two points on this continuum, 时候 is a
particular interval, or rather a point, of time.

e,g,
A：你每天都学习汉语吗？
B：差不多每天都学习。
A：你每天学习多少时间？
B：不一定。工作不太忙的时候，学习的时间就多一些。
A：那么，你什么时候学习呢？
B：什么时候学习都可以呀。比如，坐车的时候可以听录音，跟中国人谈话的
时候可以练习说汉语，下班以后，可以长时间地学习。
A：你可真会利用时间学习啊。你有空的时候，请多帮助我吧。
B：行，没问题。今天晚上我有时间，你来我这儿吧。

You see, you can use measure words or adjectives to modify 时间, such as 一段时间,
一年时间, 半个月的时间, 很长时间, 多少时间 and so on. It must be a duration with
a beginning and an end. But 时候 is a particular point of time, such as 什么时候, 这时候,
那时候, ……的时候 and so on.


Besides, 时间 can also express a particular moment.
e.g.
开车的时间到了。
时间到了，下课吧。

时间 is also used as a term.
e.g.
北京时间比格林尼治时间早8小时。
时间和空间是两个哲学概念。










rezaf -

thanks. a very good explanation. (i don't know wether this sentence is correct in english or not)
how can i say"meanwhile i was eating he was drinking tea" ?










hijhp -

meanwhile i was eating he was drinking tea.
当我吃饭的时候，他在喝茶












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