彼一时

彼一時

bǐyīshí

phrase #34,891

Meanings

1 that was then (and this is now)
2 times have changed

Characters

Examples

彼一时，此一时，现在的情况完全不同了。

Bǐ yī shí, cǐ yī shí, xiànzài de qíngkuàng wánquán bùtóng le.

That was one time, this is another — the situation now is completely different.

你别拿过去的事来比，彼一时也。

Nǐ bié ná guòqù de shì lái bǐ, bǐyīshí yě.

Don't compare it with what happened before — that was a different era.

Tips

history

From Mencius (《孟子·公孙丑下》): 「彼一时，此一时也」 — 'that was one time, this is another'. The full four-character set phrase 此一时彼一时 is the form most commonly used today, meaning circumstances have changed and old standards no longer apply.

Stroke Order

彼 bǐ

一 yī

时 shí