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此时 (cǐ shí): Now (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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此时 consists of 2 characters.

time; season; period

Word Info

Pinyincǐ shí

Meaningnow

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 5

SyntaxNoun

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 此时.

Words with 此

因此yīn cǐHSK 4
此次cǐ cìHSK 4
从此cóng cǐHSK 5
如此rú cǐHSK 5
彼此bǐ cǐHSK 5
此前cǐ qiánHSK 5
此后cǐ hòuHSK 5
此外cǐ wàiHSK 5

Words with 时

时候shí houHSK 1
小时xiǎo shíHSK 2
时间shí jiānHSK 2
有时yǒu shíHSK 2
小时候xiǎo shí houHSK 2
准时zhǔn shíHSK 4
及时jí shíHSK 4
同时

tóng shí

HSK 4

3.

Example Sentences with 此时

cǐ此

shí时

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

bǎo保

chí持

lěng冷

jìng静

。

We should stay calm at this moment

cǐ此

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

zuò做

chū出

yí

měi每

féng逢

jiā佳

jié节

bèi倍

sī思

qīn亲

，

piāo漂

bó泊

一

gè个

zhòng重

yào要

de的

jué决

dìng定

。

Now, we need to make an important decision.

zài在

wài外

de的

yóu游

zǐ子

men们

zǒng总

huì会

zài在

cǐ此

shí时

gé格

wài外

xiǎng想

jiā家

。

On festive occasions, I miss my dear ones all the more. Wanderers away from home are always especially homesick at this time.