How to use 小时候 (xiǎoshíhou) in Mandarin Chinese?

小时候 xiǎoshíhou GRAMMAR

HSK 2 · Grammar note

小时候 — how to use it in Chinese

when one was little

Time

Explanation

后 can refer to time when it appears in temporal expressions.

Example sentences

我 wǒ 小时候 xiǎo shí hòu 喜欢 xǐ huan 看 kàn 书 shū

I loved reading when I was a child.

他 tā 小时候 xiǎo shí hòu 住 zhù 在 zài 农村 nóng cūn

He lived in the countryside when he was a child.

小时候 xiǎo shí hòu 我们 wǒ men 常常 cháng cháng 一起 yì qǐ 玩 wán 在 zài 院子 yuàn zi 里 lǐ

When we were children, we often played together in the yard.

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