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当时

dāng shí · dang shi/dàng shí · dang shi

Traditional 當時

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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dāng shí 當時

  1. then
  2. at that time
  3. while

dàng shí 當時

  1. at once
  2. right away
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Our first trip to Beijing

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，还(hái)记得(jìde)我们(wǒmen)第一次(dìyīcì)去(qù)北京(běijīng)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, do you remember our first trip to Beijing?

  2. Liangliang

    记得(jìde)，当时(dāngshí)我们(wǒmen)什么(shénme)都(dōu)不会(bùhuì)说(shuō)。

    I do, at that time we could not say anything.

  3. Dengdeng

    当时(dāngshí)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)"谢谢(xièxie)"说成(shuōchéng)"洗洗(xǐxǐ)"。

    At that time you said "xixi" instead of "thanks".

  4. Liangliang

    当时(dāngshí)那个(nàge)服务员(fúwùyuán)笑(xiào)了(le)很久(hěnjiǔ)。

    At that time the waiter laughed for a long time.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)当时(dāngshí)为什么(wèishénme)说(shuō)得(de)那么(nàme)大声(dàshēng)？

    Why did you say it so loudly then?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)当时(dāngshí)我(wǒ)很(hěn)饿(è)！

    Because I was very hungry then!

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2 examples
01

要(yào)是(shì)当(dāng)时(shí)有(yǒu)好(hǎo)好(hǎo)读(dú)说(shuō)明(míng)书(shū)就(jiù)好(hǎo)了(le)。

If only I had read the user manual properly at the time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by DaoSeng · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)他(tā)当(dāng)时(shí)再(zài)努(nǔ)力(lì)一(yì)点(diǎn)，他(tā)就(jiù)成(chéng)功(gōng)了(le)。

If he had worked a little harder at the time, he would have succeeded.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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当
dāng

to be; to act as

时
shí

o'clock; time

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