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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. right away; at once; immediately
    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.

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

当时我并不知道。
I didn't know then. 当时
他一接到电报,当时就赶回去了。
He hurried back the moment he received the telegram. 当时
她一听到这消息当时就晕倒了。
She fainted on hearing the news. 当时
他的人物画在当时可谓登峰造极。
His painting of people attained a level never known before. 登峰造极
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. 昏天黑地
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. 昏天黑地
这是当时流行的论调。
This argument was prevalent at the time. 流行
当时手头紧,没法子,只好卖书。
I was hard up then, and had to sell off my books. 没法子
当时的情景令人难忘。
It was so impressive that it always remained fresh in my memory. 难忘

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