when in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 何时 with this easy mnemonic:

When are we leaving? I want to know how (何) much time (时) I have left.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 何
• 时

• 任何
• 当时
• 时刻
• 有时
• 小时
• 同时
• 准时
• 时空
• 及时
• 暂时
• 时装
• 小时候
• 时机
• 如何
• 时期
• 一时

The reading of 何时 is hé shí.

You can remember how to say 何时 with this useful mnemonic:

Huh (hé)? You're not ready yet? Your mother is hungry and she's (shí) going to be mad at you!

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like when and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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