(tóng shí) - at the same time, meanwhile, simultaneously in Mandarin
tóngshíTraditional: 同時
Translation
at the same time, meanwhile, simultaneously
Word origin
A compound of 同 (tóng, same) and 时 (shí, time), literally same time, hence at the same time or meanwhile.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 同 (tóng, same) + 时 (shí, time)
Stroke order
同
时
Examples
。
They arrived at the same time.
。
I cannot do two things at once.
,。
At the same time, we must also be careful.
语言。
He studies two languages simultaneously.
,风。
This has benefits, and at the same time risks.
同时 (tóng shí) means at the same time, meanwhile, simultaneously. It is an adverb linking events that happen together.
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