小时候小時候

xiǎo shí hou

HSK level: HSK 2

Meaning

in one's childhood

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Characters

小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant亅八时shítime, season; period, era, age日寸候hòuto wait, to expect; to visit; to greet亻矦

Examples

我小时候发水痘。

wǒ xiǎo shí hou fā shuǐ dòu。

I had chicken pox when I was a kid.

我小时候常常独自玩耍。

wǒ xiǎo shí hou cháng cháng dú zì wán shuǎ。

I used to play alone when I was a child.

汤姆小时候不喜欢菠菜。

Tāng mǔ xiǎo shí hou bù xǐ huan bō cài。

Tom didn't like spinach when he was a child.