当
时

Then in Chinese: 当时 (dāng shí)

dāng shí

then

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 當時2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1then
  2. 2at that time
  3. 3while

Stroke order

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当
时

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄤ

dāng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

当时

Simplified

當時

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我当时是学生。

    wǒ dāng shí shì xué shēng。

    I was a student at that time.

  • 我们当时很累。

    wǒ men dāng shí hěn lèi。

    At the time, we were very tired.

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Related words

当

dāng

(onom.) dong

时

shí

o'clock

时候

shí hou

time

时间

shí jiān

time

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

当然

dāng rán

only natural

按时

àn shí

on time

当地

dāng dì

local

及时

jí shí

timely

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

暂时

zàn shí

temporary

准时

zhǔn shí

on time

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