當時

简 当时 · 繁 當時
Mandarin · pinyin dāng shí#

Meanings · dāng shí

  1. then; at that time
Mandarin · pinyin dàng shí#

Meanings · dàng shí

  1. immediately; right then
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當
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
時
shí · time, season; era, age, period
当
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
时
shí · time, season; era, age, period
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1–2 · dang1 shi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dong1 si4

Cantonese word readings for 當時. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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dong1 si4

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pron

  1. at that time; at the time

adv

  1. at once; immediately; right away

adv

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) when

verb

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be in fashion; to be in vogue

adv

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) in the process of; currently

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