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HSK 6 Time & dates

届时

When the time comes / on that occasion (届时)

Structure …(a future moment already mentioned)。届时 + 将/会 + announced event

届时 (jièshí) is an anaphoric adverb that points back to an already-mentioned future moment and announces what will happen then: "when the time comes", "on that occasion". It belongs to the language of announcements and official programmes (events, ceremonies, conferences), in written, formal register. It almost always leans on 将 or 会 for the future: 届时将举行庆典 = "a ceremony will be held when the time comes". It is not used for the present or the past: the reference point must be stated beforehand.

Examples

  • 大dà会huì定dìng于yú下xià月yuè召zhào开kāi,届jiè时shí将jiāng邀yāo请qǐng各gè国guó代dài表biǎo出chū席xí。

    The congress is set for next month; when the time comes, representatives from every country will be invited.

  • 新xīn馆guǎn将jiāng于yú年nián底dǐ开kāi放fàng,届jiè时shí市shì民mín可kě免miǎn费fèi参cān观guān。

    The new museum will open at year's end; when the time comes, citizens may visit it free of charge.

  • 庆qìng典diǎn定dìng在zài国guó庆qìng当dāng天tiān,届jiè时shí全quán城chéng将jiāng燃rán放fàng烟yān花huā。

    The celebration is set for the national holiday; when the time comes, the whole city will set off fireworks.

Levels are indicative: they follow the standard Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning) progression, not an official HSK 3.0 mapping. We never assign levels by eye.

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