时年 (shí nián) — (literary) at that time, in those years (used to specify age or year in historical/biographical contexts)
Definition
Literary word meaning 'at that time / in those years,' almost always found in historical or biographical writing. Use it when referring to a specific past age or era, not for everyday 'now.'
noun
(literary) at that timein those years (used to specify age or year in historical/biographical contexts)
Examples
- 时年，。Tā shí nián shí bā suì, biàn lí jiā qiú xué.At that time he was eighteen years old and left home to study.
- 时年，。shí nián Zhèng zhí zhàn zhēng, bǎi xìng shēng huó jiān nán.In those years it was wartime, and the people's lives were difficult.
- 时年，。shí nián Tā yǐ chéng míng, zuò pǐn guǎng shòu hǎo píng.By that time he had already become famous, and his works were widely praised.
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