之际 (zhī jì) — at the time of, during (formal/literary)
Definition
Written/literary 'at the time of, during,' used after a noun in 在…之际. More formal than 当时 and 之中, which are the everyday and slightly less literary equivalents.
noun
at the time ofduring (formal/literary)
Examples
- 之际，。Zài lí bié zhī jì, dà jiā dōu kū le.At the time of parting, everyone cried.
- 之际，。Zài bǐ sài zhī jì, xuǎn shǒu men dōu hěn jǐn zhāng.At the time of the competition, the contestants were all nervous.
- 之际，。Zài cǐ cì wēi jī zhī jì, wǒ men xū yào bǎo chí lěng jìng.At the time of this crisis, we need to stay calm.
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