How to Say ‘For when?’ in Traditional Chinese
什麼時候呢？
💬 Usage Tip: Combines 'what' and 'time' for inquiring about availability.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: A pleasantly indirect way to inquire, keeping conversations polite.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
什麼
[shén me]
what
A question word used to ask about the identity of something.
我們什麼時候去呢？
When will we go?
時候
[shí hòu]
time; moment
A point or period in time.
我通常都有空的時候。
I usually have time.
呢
[ne]
a modal particle
A particle used at the end of questions to indicate uncertainty or curiosity.
你要怎麼辦呢？
What are you going to do?
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