当时 (dāng shí) — at that time, then | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

当时 means 'at that time, then,' referring back to a moment already mentioned. It is a simple time adverb — less literary than 此时的, and more neutral than 当初 ('back at the start').

noun

at that timethen

Examples

当时。
dāng shí Wǒ hái bú rèn shi tā.
At that time I didn't know him yet.
当时。
dāng shí Wǒ men yǐ jīng děng le hěn jiǔ.
At that time we had already waited for a long time.
当时。
dāng shí De qíng kuàng hěn fù zá.
The situation at that time was very complicated.

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