Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

当时

dāngshí

Description

"当时"的意思是过去发生某件事情的那个时候。

"当时" means the time when something happened in the past.

我们常常在讲以前的故事时用这个词。

We often use this word when telling stories about the past.

Meanings

当时dāngshí

at that time; then (in the past)

当时我还是个小孩子。

I was still a child at that time.

当时dāngshí

right then; at that moment; immediately

听到这个消息，他当时就哭了。

He cried immediately upon hearing the news.

Related words

那时当年现在以前那个时候

Notes

  • Etymology

    当 (at/facing) + 时 (time), literally 'at that time'.

  • Nuance

    refers to a specific past moment; use 现在 for the present.

Links

Google ImagesWiktionaryYouGlish