此
时

Now in Chinese: 此时 (cǐ shí)

cǐ shí

now

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 此時1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1now
  2. 2this moment

Stroke order

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此
时

Zhuyin

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ㄘˇ

cǐ

ㄘ/ cˇ/ third tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

此时

Simplified

此時

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 此时外面正下着大雨。

    cǐ shí wài miàn zhèng xià zhe dà yǔ。

    Right now it is pouring rain outside.

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Related words

时

shí

o'clock

此

cǐ

this

时候

shí hou

time

时间

shí jiān

time

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

按时

àn shí

on time

当时

dāng shí

then

及时

jí shí

timely

平时

píng shí

ordinarily

因此

yīn cǐ

thus

暂时

zàn shí

temporary

准时

zhǔn shí

on time

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