Chinese word

与此同时

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǔ cǐ tóng shí

Meaning

  • conjunctionmeanwhile

Example

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.

Illustration for 与此同时 (meanwhile)

More examples

公司扩大市场，与此同时也加强了内部管理。gōng sī kuò dà shì chǎng yú cǐ tóng shí yě jiā qiáng le nèi bù guán lǐ

The company expanded its market and at the same time also strengthened its internal management.

Core concept

A marker that places a second action beside the first on the same timeline.

Common phrases

  • 与此同时也yú cǐ tóng shí yě

    at the same time also

  • 与此同时出现yú cǐ tóng shí chū xiàn

    appear at the same time

  • 与此同时进行yú cǐ tóng shí jìn xíng

    take place at the same time

Similar words

同时tóng shí: Shows two events taking place at the same time in spoken or written language.
并且bìng qiě: Connects a statement to an additional fact or action.
而且ér qiě: Connects a statement to an additional fact or action for stronger emphasis.

Definition in Chinese

表示某一事件发生时，另一事件同时发生，侧重两者在时间上的并列与同步。biǎo shì mǒu yí shì jiàn fā shēng shí lìng yí shì jiàn tóng shí fā shēng cè zhòng liáng zhě zài shí jiān shàng de bìng liè yǔ tóng bù

Word origin

与此同时 (yǔcǐtóngshí, "at the same time") combines 与 (yǔ, "with"), 此 (cǐ, "this"), and 同时 (tóngshí, "at the same time") to frame another event as happening alongside the one just mentioned.

Usage tips

  • It links two clauses with overlapping timing, so it signals more than a general addition such as "also."

Other meanings

  • in paralleladverb

Opposites

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