到时候 (when the time comes) · A，到时候 + B
Set a reminder for a known event
- A trip starts next Friday. You will send the meeting point nearer departure.
- 下周五出发，到时候我把地点发给你。 — The departure provides the time to which 到时候 refers.
Set a reminder for a known event
- A trip starts next Friday. You will send the meeting point nearer departure.
- down下Friday周五to set off出发，when the moment comes到时候I / me我(把: marks the object)把place地点发给你。 — The departure provides the time to which when the moment comes到时候 refers.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- 到时候 (when the time comes): 别急,到时候我提醒你。; 先准备好,到时候就不慌了。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- when the moment comes到时候 (when the time comes): 别急,when the moment comes到时候I / me我to remind提醒you你。; early先preparation准备good好,when the moment comes到时候then / just就not不to get panicky慌(completed / change)了。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
A trip starts next Friday. You will send the meeting point nearer departure. What does 下周五出发，到时候我把地点发给你。 communicate?
The departure provides the time to which 到时候 refers. A reader needs a recoverable event or time. 到时候 does not always mean postponing a decision; it can schedule a definite action.
Follow the speaker
don't别worry急，when the time comes到时候then再talk说。
- In the opening situation: 下周五出发，到时候我把地点发给你。
- The departure provides the time to which 到时候 refers.
Follow the speaker
don't别worry急，when the time comes到时候then再talk说。
- In the opening situation: down下Friday周五to set off出发，when the moment comes到时候I / me我(把: marks the object)把place地点发给你。
- The departure provides the time to which when the moment comes到时候 refers.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: Don't worry, we'll see when the time comes: 别急，____ 再说。
A，到时候 + B = when the time comes: 到时候再说.
到时候 refers to a future point in time.
Yes — “by then / when it's time”.
Check the limit of the explanation
- A reader needs a recoverable event or time.
- 到时候 does not always mean postponing a decision; it can schedule a definite action.
Check the limit of the explanation
- A reader needs a recoverable event or time.
- when the moment comes到时候 does not always mean postponing a decision; it can schedule a definite action.
到时候 always means that the speaker refuses to make any plan.
A reader needs a recoverable event or time. 到时候 does not always mean postponing a decision; it can schedule a definite action. The departure provides the time to which 到时候 refers.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form 到候时我提醒你 needs repair here. Write 到时候我提醒你 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form 到候o'clock时I / me我to remind提醒you你 needs repair here. Write when the moment comes到时候I / me我to remind提醒you你 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 到候时我提醒你
The demonstrated form is 到时候我提醒你. The departure provides the time to which 到时候 refers.
Keep the distinction
- The departure provides the time to which 到时候 refers. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- A reader needs a recoverable event or time. 到时候 does not always mean postponing a decision; it can schedule a definite action.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
Keep the distinction
- The departure provides the time to which when the moment comes到时候 refers. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- A reader needs a recoverable event or time. when the moment comes到时候 does not always mean postponing a decision; it can schedule a definite action.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
到时候 points to…
到时候 defers things to the relevant future point.