那时

nà shí

HSK 2Pronoun (代)

Basic Meaning

pron

A temporal demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a specific moment in the past or future. It's more literary/formal than '那个时候'. When referring to the future, the context usually makes the timeframe clear.

that time; back then; at that time (in the past or future).

指示代词。指过去或将来的某个时候。

Synonyms:

当时其时彼时

Antonyms:

现在这时

Sentences:

二(èr)十(shí)年(nián)前(qián)我(wǒ)住(zhù)在(zài)北(běi)京(jīng)，那(nà)时(shí)我(wǒ)还(hái)在(zài)上(shàng)大(dà)学(xué)。
I lived in Beijing twenty years ago; I was still in university then.
等(děng)我(wǒ)们(mén)明(míng)年(nián)见(jiàn)面(miàn)时(shí)，那(nà)时(shí)的(de)情(qíng)况(kuàng)可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)不(bù)一(yí)样(yàng)。
When we meet next year, the situation at that time might be different.
回(huí)想(xiǎng)起(qǐ)来(lái)，我(wǒ)那(nà)时(shí)真(zhēn)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)不(bù)懂(dǒng)。
Looking back, I really understood nothing back then.

Characters Breakdown

that

time