当时
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

当时

dāngshí

then

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

then

02

at that time

03

while

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 当时

What does 当时 mean in Chinese?

当时 (dāngshí) means then.

How do you pronounce 当时?

当时 is pronounced dāngshí. It also has the reading dàngshí.

Is 当时 an HSK word?

当时 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 当时?

当时 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.

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