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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

当时 [dāngshí]
  1. 1. noun
    当时不知道犯了法。
    At the time he didn't know he'd broken the law.
    当时高兴极了。
    I was ecstatic at the time.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

当时 [dāngshí]
  1. 1. then; at that time
    当时我并不知道。
    I didn't know then.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

当时 [dāngshí]
  1. 1. 指过去某件事情发生的那个时候;当初
    你的想法,为什么当时不说呢?
  2. 2. 跟"当时(dànɡshí)"不同。

Examples

他一接到电报,当时就赶回去了。
He hurried back the moment he received the telegram.
她一听到这消息当时就晕倒了。
She fainted on hearing the news.
他的人物画在当时可谓登峰造极。
His painting of people attained a level never known before.
当时的情景非言语所能形容。
The occasion defies description.
当时我流血过多,觉得昏天黑地的。
I blacked out through loss of blood.
当时军阀混战,盗贼横行,真是昏天黑地。
Ridden with warlordism and banditry, the country was then in a dark, troubled period of its history.
这是当时流行的论调。
This argument was prevalent at the time.
当时手头紧,没法子,只好卖书。
I was hard up then, and had to sell off my books.
当时的情景令人难忘。
It was so impressive that it always remained fresh in my memory.

Collocations

当时的情形
the situation at that time

Word Decomposition


[dāng]
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[shí]

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