Chinese word

届时

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiè shí

Meaning

  • adverbthen

Example

会议届时开始，请准时参加。huì yì jiè shí kāi shǐ qǐng zhǔn shí cān jiā

The meeting starts then, so please be there on time.

Illustration for 届时 (then)

More examples

款项届时到账，请核对收款账户。kuǎn xiàng jiè shí dào zhàng qǐng hé duì shōu kuǎn zhàng hù

The payment will be credited then, so please check the receiving account.

Core concept

A specified future time arrives, and attention shifts to what happens at that point.

Common phrases

  • 届时联系jiè shí lián xì

    contact then

  • 届时到账jiè shí dào zhàng

    be credited then

Similar words

到时dào shí: When the set time or signal comes, indicating that an event will happen then.
到时候dào shí hòu: When a particular time or circumstance arrives, indicating what happens at that moment.

Definition in Chinese

用于指示在某一特定时间点到来时发生的情况，强调时间到达后的那一刻。yòng yú zhǐ shì zài mǒu yí tè dìng shí jiān diǎn dào lái shí fā shēng de qíng kuàng qiáng diào shí jiān dào dá hòu de nà yí kè

Word origin

届 (jiè, "to arrive") + 时 (shí, "time") presents a specified time as having arrived, giving the adverb its time-anchoring meaning.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this adverb can sound formal, whereas announcements and official plans use it naturally.

Other meanings

  • on that occasionnoun

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