当时

当时 dāngshí in a sentence

Then (at the time)

Full dictionary entry HSK 4 16 sentences

当时 (dāngshí) means Then (at the time). Below are 16 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

当时 我正在开会。

Dāngshí wǒ zhèngzài kāi huì.

At that time I was in a meeting.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 当时

当时 的情况很复杂。

Dāngshí de qíngkuàng hěn fùzá.

The situation at the time was complicated.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 当时

他 当时 的心情很复杂。

Tā dāngshí de xīnqíng hěn fùzá.

His feelings at the time were complicated.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 复杂

很难想象他 当时 的心情。

Hěn nán xiǎngxiàng tā dāngshí de xīnqíng.

It is hard to imagine how he felt then.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 想象

请叙述一下 当时 的情况。

Qǐng xùshù yíxià dāngshí de qíngkuàng.

Please describe what happened at the time.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 叙述

我 当时 的处境非常尴尬。

Wǒ dāngshí de chǔjìng fēicháng gāngà.

The position I was in at the time was extremely embarrassing.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 尴尬

请你交代清楚 当时 的情况。

Qǐng nǐ jiāodài qīngchu dāngshí de qíngkuàng.

Please give a clear account of what happened at the time.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 交代

当时 的情形我记得很清楚。

Dāngshí de qíngxing wǒ jìde hěn qīngchu.

I remember the situation at the time very clearly.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 情形

这种风格在 当时 非常盛行。

Zhè zhǒng fēnggé zài dāngshí fēicháng shèngxíng.

This style was very much in vogue at the time.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 盛行

这部小说揭露了 当时 的剥削制度。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō jiēlù le dāngshí de bōxuē zhìdù.

This novel exposes the system of exploitation of the time.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 剥削

与其事后悔恨,不如 当时 想清楚。

Yǔqí shìhòu huǐhèn, bùrú dāngshí xiǎng qīngchu.

Rather than regret it afterwards, think it through at the time.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 悔恨

调查员挨家挨户地询问 当时 的情况。

Diàocháyuán āi jiā āi hù de xúnwèn dāngshí de qíngkuàng.

The investigators went from door to door asking about what had happened.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 挨

经理的话里有明显的暗示,可惜我 当时 没听懂。

Jīnglǐ de huà lǐ yǒu míngxiǎn de ànshì, kěxī wǒ dāngshí méi tīngdǒng.

There was a clear hint in the manager's words, but unfortunately I missed it at the time.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 暗示

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From the graded readers

我 当时 没有回答。

wǒ dāngshí méiyǒu huídá.

I didn't answer at the time.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty

我 当时 非常生气,直接把她的微信删了。

wǒ dāngshí fēicháng shēngqì, zhíjiē bǎ tā de / dì wēi xìn shān le / liǎo / liào.

I was furious and deleted her from WeChat there and then.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding

说实话,我 当时 并不想参加,是室友帮我报的名。

shuō shíhuà, wǒ dāngshí bìngbù xiǎng cānjiā, shì shì yǒu bāng wǒ bào de / dì míng.

To be honest I didn't want to enter; my roommate signed me up.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech

Questions about 当时

How is 当时 used in a sentence?

This page shows 16 sentences using 当时 (dāngshí, "Then (at the time)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Is 当时 an HSK word?

Yes — 当时 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 当时?

The dictionary page for 当时 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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