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Chinese grammar - Asking 'when' using 什么时候 (shénme shíhou)

Asking 'when' using 什么时候 (shénme shíhou)

In Chinese, 'when' is asked using the word 什么时候 (shénme

Examples:
他什么时候去上班?
tā shénme#shíhou qù shàngbān?
When does he go to work?
你们什么时候上课?
nǐmen shénme#shíhou shàngkè?
When do you all have class?
我们什么时候开会?
wǒmen shénme#shíhou kāihuì?
When do we have a meeting?
你什么时候学习汉语?
nǐ shénme#shíhou xuéxí hànyǔ?
When do you study Chinese?
你通常什么时候吃午饭?
nǐ tōngcháng shénme#shíhou chī wǔfàn?
When do you usually eat lunch?
你昨天什么时候回家的?
nǐ zuótiān shénme#shíhou huíjiā de?
When did you go home yesterday?
你们上周什么时候去旅行的?
nǐmen shàngzhōu shénme#shíhou qù lǚxíng de?
When did you all go traveling last week?
我们上次什么时候开会的?
wǒmen shàngcì shénme#shíhou kāihuì de?
When did we have a meeting last time?

上次 (shàngcì) means 'last time'

她去年什么时候毕业的?
tā qùnián shénme#shíhou bìyè de?
When did she graduate last year?
你知道什么时候开会吗?
nǐ zhīdào shénme#shíhòu kāihuì ma?
Do you know when the meeting is?
你什么时候认识她的?
nǐ shénme#shíhòu rènshi tā de?
When did you meet (know) her?
他以前什么时候搬家的?
tā yǐqián shénme#shíhou bān jiā de?
When did he move houses before?

(bān) means 'to move' or 'to carry' - refers to the physical relocation of items, such as furniture or boxes, as well as the act of moving to a new home or location

她要什么时候到?
tā yào shénme#shíhou dào?
When will she arrive?
你什么时候要去看医生?
nǐ shénme#shíhou yào qù kàn yīshēng?
When are you going to see the doctor?
他明天什么时候会到公司?
tā míngtiān shénme#shíhou huì dào gōngsī?
When will he arrive at the company tomorrow?
我们下周什么时候要开会?
wǒmen xiàzhōu shénme#shíhou yào kāihuì?
When are we going to have a meeting next week?

下周 (xiàzhōu) means 'next week'

你什么时候会搬到新家?
nǐ shénme#shíhou huì bān dào xīn jiā?
When will you move to the new house?