到时候
dào shí hòu
Pinyin

Definition

到时候
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dào shí hòu
  1. when the moment comes
  2. at that time

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

到
dào
  1. 1 to (a place)
  2. 2 until (a time)
  3. 3 up to
  4. 4 to go
  5. 5 to arrive
  6. 6 (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
时候
shí hou
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 length of time
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than
来到
lái dào
  1. 1 to come
  2. 2 to arrive
做到
zuò dào
  1. 1 to accomplish
  2. 2 to achieve
到来
dào lái
  1. 1 to arrive
  2. 2 arrival
  3. 3 advent
到家
dào jiā
  1. 1 perfect
  2. 2 excellent
  3. 3 brought to the utmost degree
到底
dào dǐ
  1. 1 finally
  2. 2 in the end
  3. 3 when all is said and done
  4. 4 after all
  5. 5 to the end
  6. 6 to the last
到处
dào chù
  1. 1 everywhere
到达
dào dá
  1. 1 to reach
  2. 2 to arrive
受到
shòu dào
  1. 1 to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
  2. 2 to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
问候
wèn hòu
  1. 1 to give one's respects
  2. 2 to send a greeting
  3. 3 (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
回到
huí dào
  1. 1 to return to
梦到
mèng dào
  1. 1 to dream of
  2. 2 to dream about
守候
shǒu hòu
  1. 1 to wait for
  2. 2 to expect
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to watch over
  5. 5 to nurse
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
  1. 1 in one's childhood
得到
dé dào
  1. 1 to get
  2. 2 to obtain
  3. 3 to receive
想到
xiǎng dào
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to call to mind
  3. 3 to anticipate
感到
gǎn dào
  1. 1 to feel
  2. 2 to sense
  3. 3 to have the feeling that
  4. 4 to think that
  5. 5 to move
  6. 6 to affect
找到
zhǎo dào
  1. 1 to find

Idioms (20)

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
  1. 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
  1. 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
手到拈来
shǒu dào niān lái
  1. 1 lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. easy to do
手到擒来
shǒu dào qín lái
  1. 1 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
  1. 1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
捡到篮里就是菜
jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
  1. 1 all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
新来乍到
xīn lái zhà dào
  1. 1 newly arrived (idiom)
死到临头
sǐ dào lín tóu
  1. 1 Death is near at hand. (idiom)
水到渠成
shuǐ dào qú chéng
  1. 1 lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
活到老，学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
  1. 1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
牵马到河易，强马饮水难
qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán
  1. 1 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)
白头到老
bái tóu dào lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
联产到组
lián chǎn dào zǔ
  1. 1 to pay remuneration according to output (idiom)
船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
  1. 1 lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
  2. 2 no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
船到江心，补漏迟
chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí
  1. 1 It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
船到码头，车到站
chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn
  1. 1 The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.
  2. 2 The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

现在去也可以，但有个事情我得先跟大哥说明白，我们厂里招人，一般都要熟人推荐，这点没问题有我在就可以了，但我们厂还有个规矩，就是进厂的员工要交一百块钱的保证金，厂里也是怕工人做了没几天就不干了，只要在厂里做足一个月，这一百块保证金到时候就全部退还给你，大哥你看这个……
xiànzài qù yě kěyǐ ，dàn yǒu gè shìqing wǒ děi xiān gēn dàgē shuō míngbai ，wǒmen chǎng lǐ zhāorén ，yībān dōuyào shúrén tuījiàn ，zhèdiǎnr méiwèntí yǒu wǒ zài jiù kěyǐ le ，dàn wǒmen chǎng háiyǒu gè guīju ，jiùshì jìn chǎng de yuángōng yào jiāo yībǎi kuài qián de bǎozhèngjīn ，chǎng lǐ yě shì pà gōngrén zuò le méijǐtiān jiù bù gàn le ，zhǐyào zài chǎng lǐ zuò zú yī ge yuè ，zhè yībǎi kuài bǎozhèngjīn dào shíhou jiù quánbù tuì hái gěi nǐ ，dàgē nǐ kàn zhè ge ……
We can go now if you like, but I should explain something to you first. Our factory generally only takes people on recommendations. That's not a problem if I'm here, but there's also a rule in our factory that all employees have to give a RMB100 deposit on starting work at the factory. The factory is concerned that workers will quit after a few days. You just need to work at the factory for a month and they'll return your RMB100 cash deposit in full. Look at this, buddy...
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你就知道吃，到时候多拍几张漂亮照片，我听说西湖的秋景可不是一般的美呢！
nǐ jiù zhīdào chī ，dào shíhou duō pāi jǐ zhāng piàoliang zhàopiàn ，wǒ tīngshuō xīhú de qiū jǐng kěbushì yībān de měi ne ！
You only ever think of eating, when it comes to it, take a few beautiful photos, I hear the scenery at the West Lake in Autumn is no ordinary kind of beautiful!
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放心吧，我们做过心理咨询，没问题的，到时候，孩子在美国出生，还能有美国籍呢！
fàngxīn ba ，wǒmen zuò guò xīnlǐ zīxún ，méiwèntí de ，dào shíhou ，háizi zài Měiguó chūshēng ，hái néng yǒu Měiguó jí ne ！
Relax! We've gone through psychological counselling, so it shouldn't be a problem. When the time comes, the child will be born in the US, so it will even have US citizenship!
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特别是自由行更要当心呢，我这段时间一直在加强锻炼，希望到时候高原反应不要太严重！
tèbié shì zìyóuxíng gèng yào dāngxīn ne ，wǒ zhè duàn shíjiān yīzhí zài jiāqiáng duànliàn ，xīwàng dàoshíhòu gāoyuánfǎnyìng bùyào tài yánzhòng ！
In particular, we have to be careful on free and easy trips. I have been training hard during this time. I hope by then the altitude sickness will not be too serious!
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好，到时候我们就乖乖待在家。
hǎo ，dàoshíhòu wǒmen jiù guāi guāi dāi zài jiā 。
Alright, let's stay at home then.
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是啊，到时候车贷付不出来就完蛋了。
shì a ，dào shíhou chē dài fù bùchūlái jiù wándàn le 。
Yeah, if I can't pay off the car loan when the time comes, I'm done for.
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哎呀，我有选择障碍。你决定就好，到时候我带上你，你带上钱就行了。
āiyā ，wǒ yǒu xuǎnzé zhàngài 。nǐ juédìng jiù hǎo ，dào shíhou wǒ dàishang nǐ ，nǐ dàishang qián jiù xíng le 。
Agh, I'm very indecisive. You decide, then when the time comes, I'll be sure to bring you and you just have to bring the money.
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没关系，我们社团今年要参加cosplay大赛，所有人都会来，到时候叫大家一起去买，给你捧场。
méiguānxi ，wǒmen shètuán jīnnián yào cānjiā cosplay dàsài ，suǒyǒu rén dōuhuì lái ，dào shíhou jiào dàjiā yìqǐ qù mǎi ，gěi nǐ pěngchǎng 。
It's OK, our club are going to take part in the cosplay competition, so everyone is going. You can ask them all to help you sell on the day and drum up business for you.
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目前为止还没发生过，还是我不要让牠玩老鼠了，免得牠想起捉老鼠的乐趣，到时候给我送来个大礼。
mùqiánwéizhǐ hái méi fāshēng guò ，háishì wǒ bù yào ràng tā wán lǎoshǔ le ，miǎnde tā xiǎng qǐ zhuōlǎoshǔ de lèqù ，dào shíhou gěi wǒ sòng lái gè dà lǐ 。
It hasn't happened yet, maybe I shouldn't let him play with the mouse, to prevent him from remembering the joy of catching mice and giving me a big gift.
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没有啊，她说和她男朋友一起住的，一毕业就打算结婚。到时候会发喜糖给我们的。
méiyǒu ā ，tā shuō hé tā nán péngyou yīqǐ zhù de ，yī bìyè jiù dǎsuàn jiéhūn 。dàoshíhou huì fā xǐtáng gěi wǒmen de 。
She's not alone, she says she will live with her boyfriend, they will get married as soon as she graduates. She says when the wedding comes she'll send us wedding candy.
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