(dāng shí) - at the time, at that time, then in Mandarin
dāngshíTraditional: 當時
Translation
at the time, at that time, then
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Word origin
The word 当时 combines 当 'at the time of' with 时 'time'. 时 (traditional 時) is a phono-semantic compound with 日 (sun) as meaning element and 寺 (sì) as phonetic. Together they mean 'at that time, then'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 当 (dāng, at) + 时 (shí, time: 日 sun + 寺 phonetic)
Stroke order
当
时
Examples
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At the time I didn't know what to do.
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He was very young at that time.
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The situation at the time was complex.
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I was still very young at that time.
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It was raining heavily at that time.
当时 (dāng shí) - at the time, at that time, then.
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This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 7: 当时, 保护, 是因为 and 7 more words.