(nà shí) - at that time, then in Mandarin
nàshíTraditional: 那時
Translation
at that time, then
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Word origin
那时 (nàshí) 'at that time' joins the demonstrative 那 'that' with 时 'time'. 时 is a phono-semantic compound of 日 'sun, day' plus the phonetic 寺.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 那 (that) + 时 (time: 日 sun + 寺 phonetic)
Stroke order
那
时
Examples
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I was still young at that time.
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Back then none of us were sensible.
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Life was simpler then.
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At that time I was still at school.
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Back then I was still very young.
那时 (nà shí) means at that time or then.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 7: 那时, 受伤, 后来 and 7 more words.