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那会儿

nà huì r · na hui r

Traditional 那會兒

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. at that time (in the past or the future)
  2. also pr. [nèi huì r]
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Childhood shop

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)，学校(xuéxiào)旁边(pángbiān)有(yǒu)一家(yījiā)小店(xiǎodiàn)，你(nǐ)还(hái)记得(jìde)吗(ma)？

    Remember the little shop near our school when we were kids?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)记得(jìde)！那会儿(nàhuìr)一块钱(yīkuàiqián)能(néng)买(mǎi)很多(hěnduō)东西(dōngxi)。

    I do! Back then one yuan bought so much.

  3. Liangliang

    那会儿(nàhuìr)我们(wǒmen)每天(měitiān)放学(fàngxué)都(dōu)去(qù)。

    Back then we went every day after school.

  4. Dengdeng

    那会儿(nàhuìr)的(de)糖(táng)，真(zhēn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    The candy back then was so good.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)那家(nàjiā)店(diàn)还(hái)在(zài)吗(ma)？

    Is the shop still there?

  6. Dengdeng

    不(bù)在(zài)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)是(shì)手机店(shǒujīdiàn)。那会儿(nàhuìr)哪(nǎ)有(yǒu)手机(shǒujī)。

    No, it is a phone shop now. Back then, nobody had phones.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)会(huì)儿(r)我(wǒ)还(hái)小(xiǎo)，什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)不(bù)懂(dǒng)。

At that time I was still young and didn't understand anything.

02

等(děng)到(dào)了(le)那(nà)会(huì)儿(r)，我(wǒ)们(men)再(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)商(shāng)量(liang)吧(ba)。

When that time comes, we'll discuss it together then.

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那
nà

(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)

会
huì

can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to

儿
ér

child; son

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