English–Chinese

“meanwhile” in Chinese

Chinese

Also与此同时 (yǔ cǐ tóng shí)

Pinyinqí jiān

他离开了，其间我等了半小时。tā lí kāi le qí jiān wǒ děng le bàn xiǎo shí

He left, and meanwhile I waited for half an hour.

“Meanwhile” in Chinese is 其间 (qí jiān).

A particular stretch of time that contains an event or state within its boundaries.

会议开了两个小时，在其间我们讨论了计划的细节。huì yì kāi le liǎng gè xiǎo shí zài qí jiān wǒ men tǎo lùn le jì huà de xì jié

The meeting lasted two hours, and in the meantime we discussed the details of the plan.

In everyday conversation, speakers often choose 这段时间 (zhè duàn shíjiān, "this period") or 那时候 (nà shíhou, "at that time"); 其间 (qíjiān, "during that interval") has a more compact, written tone.

yǔ cǐ tóng shí

conjunctionmeanwhile

我在工作，与此同时他在学习。wǒ zài gōng zuò yú cǐ tóng shí tā zài xué xí

I am working; meanwhile, he is studying.