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那时

nà shí · na shi

Traditional 那時

Meaning

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  1. then
  2. at that time
  3. in those days
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Short in primary school

  1. Liangliang

    这张(zhèzhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)是(shì)哪年(nǎnián)拍(pāi)的(de)？

    Which year was this photo taken?

  2. Dengdeng

    小学(xiǎoxué)的(de)时候(shíhou)。那时(nàshí)我(wǒ)是(shì)班里(bānlǐ)最(zuì)矮(ǎi)的(de)。

    In primary school. Back then I was the shortest in my class.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？那时(nàshí)你(nǐ)跑(pǎo)得(de)快(kuài)不(bù)快(kuài)？

    Really? Back then, could you run fast?

  4. Dengdeng

    那时(nàshí)我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)得(de)最(zuì)快(kuài)，没有人(méiyǒurén)追得上(zhuīdeshàng)。

    Back then I ran the fastest. Nobody could catch me.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)现在(xiànzài)呢(ne)？

    And now?

  6. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)，我(wǒ)追(zhuī)公交车(gōngjiāochē)都(dōu)追不上(zhuībùshàng)。

    Now I can't even catch a bus.

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2 examples
01

直(zhí)到(dào)那(nà)时(shí)，他(tā)才(cái)意(yì)识(shí)到(dào)他(tā)已(yǐ)经(jīng)上(shàng)当(dàng)受(shòu)骗(piàn)。

Only then did he realize he had been deceived.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)时(shí)我(wǒ)们(men)住(zhù)在(zài)乡(xiāng)下(xià)，日(rì)子(zi)过(guò)得(de)很(hěn)安(ān)静(jìng)。

Back then we lived in the countryside, and life was very quiet.

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