Definition

Examples

• 这时，他突然站了起来。
  zhè shí, tā túrán zhàn le qǐlái.
  At that moment, he suddenly stood up.
• 我们正在吃饭，这时电话响了。
  Wǒmen zhèngzài chī fàn, zhè shí diànhuà xiǎng le.
  We were eating when the phone rang.
• 经过长时间的争论，这时会场安静了下来。
  Jīngguò cháng shíjiān de zhēnglùn, zhè shí huìchǎng ānjìng le xiàlái.
  After a long debate, the meeting hall quieted down at that moment.