How to Say “What are your store hours?” in Chinese
Shopping · HSK 3
"What are your store hours?" in Chinese is 你们的营业时间是什么时候？ (Nǐ men de yíng yè shí jiān shì shén me shí hòu?). 营业时间 (yíng yè shí jiān) is the standard term for business hours; 营业 means 'to do business/operate.' In casual speech, Chinese speakers almost always just ask 你们几点开门? (What time do you open?) or 几点关门? (What time do you close?) rather than the formal noun phrase.
Primary translation
你们的营业时间是什么时候？
Nǐ men de yíng yè shí jiān shì shén me shí hòu?
Traditional: 你們的營業時間是什麼時候？
Variants by register
Formal
请问贵店的营业时间？
Qǐng wèn guì diàn de yíng yè shí jiān?
Casual
你们几点开几点关？
Nǐ men jǐ diǎn kāi jǐ diǎn guān?
When to use it
营业时间 (yíng yè shí jiān) is the standard term for business hours; 营业 means 'to do business/operate.' In casual speech, Chinese speakers almost always just ask 你们几点开门? (What time do you open?) or 几点关门? (What time do you close?) rather than the formal noun phrase. 贵店 (guì diàn, 'your esteemed shop') in the formal version is a polite form that still shows up in phone calls and business emails. Note that many shops in China list hours on their Dianping (大众点评) page, which is the main Yelp equivalent; checking there is faster than asking.
Example sentences
你们的营业时间是什么时候？
Nǐ men de yíng yè shí jiān shì shén me shí hòu?
What are your store hours?
我们早上十点到晚上十点营业。
Wǒ men zǎo shàng shí diǎn dào wǎn shàng shí diǎn yíng yè.
We're open from 10 AM to 10 PM.
周末营业时间一样吗？
Zhōu mò yíng yè shí jiān yī yàng ma?
Are the weekend hours the same?