当时 dāngshí▶ en ese momento

Stroke order

当时 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 当 — 6 strokes
• 时 — 7 strokes

Example sentences

• 当时我不在家。Dāngshí wǒ bú zài jiā.I was not at home at that time.
• 当时的情况很复杂。Dāngshí de qíngkuàng hěn fùzá.The situation at that time was complicated.

Related words

• 当Cuando
• 准时a tiempo
• 及时oportuno
• 同时mientras tanto
• 平时usualmente
• 按时a tiempo

当时 is pronounced dāngshí and means “en ese momento”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 当时 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.