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这时

zhè shí · zhe shi

Traditional 這時

Meaning

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  1. at this time
  2. at this moment
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Sunset on the roof

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我们(wǒmen)在(zài)屋顶(wūdǐng)看(kàn)夕阳(xīyáng)吧(ba)。

    Liangliang, let's watch the sunset on the roof.

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，你看(nǐkàn)，太阳(tàiyang)快(kuài)下山(xiàshān)了(le)。

    Sure. Look, the sun is about to set.

  3. Dengdeng

    这时(zhèshí)，天上(tiānshàng)飞来(fēilái)了(le)一群(yīqún)鸟(niǎo)。

    Just then, a flock of birds flew over.

  4. Liangliang

    这时(zhèshí)拍照(pāizhào)最(zuì)好看(hǎokàn)！

    This is the best moment for a photo!

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)这时(zhèshí)才(cái)发现(fāxiàn)，手机(shǒujī)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    But I only just noticed that my phone is out of battery.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)这时(zhèshí)才(cái)想起来(xiǎngqilai)，我(wǒ)也(yě)没带(méidài)手机(shǒujī)。

    I only just remembered that I didn't bring mine either.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)刚(gāng)要(yào)开(kāi)始(shǐ)，这(zhè)时(shí)天(tiān)空(kōng)下(xià)起(qǐ)了(le)雨(yǔ)。

We were about to start, when it began to rain.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)时(shí)，她(tā)突(tū)然(rán)笑(xiào)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

All of a sudden, she began to laugh.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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