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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

那时 [nàshí]
  1. 1. at that time; then; in those days
    那时以来
    since then; from that time on
    那时正是冬天。
    It was wintertime then.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

那时 [nàshí]
  1. 1. 指过去或将来的某一时间
    那时,你就长大成人了
    那时,我们家还不太富裕,哪里比得上现在。

Examples

那时太阳正毒,晒得他汗珠直往下滚。
The sun was at its fiercest and beads of sweat kept rolling down his face.
那时我只有五岁,才记事儿。
I was then only five years old and had just begun to remember things.
你可不知道我当童养媳那时的苦处。
You don't know how I suffered as a child bride.
那时正是冬天。
It was wintertime then.
这种世家大族在那时的地位相当高。
This semi-famous, and influential clan enjoyed high social status at that time.
说时迟,那时
那时生活窘迫,经常靠当当度日。
那时我数学基础差,王老师没少给我吃小锅饭(指单独为他辅导数学课)。
那时他正在中学读书

Word Decomposition


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