Definition
几时 is a less common variant of 什么时候 ('when?') used mostly in formal, literary, or dialectal (Cantonese-influenced) Mandarin. It carries a slightly more classical or poetic ring than the everyday 什么时候. In standard conversation you'll hear 你什么时候来?more often than 你几时来? but the latter is still understood and used in writing or set phrases.
pr.
when?what time?
Examples
- 几时?Nǐ jǐ shí néng gěi wǒ huí diànhuà?When can you call me back?
- 几时?jǐ shí cáinéng wánchéng zhège xiàngmù?When will this project be finished?
- 几时?Tā jǐ shí dào de Běijīng?When did he arrive in Beijing?
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