此一时

此一時
cǐyīshí
phrase #34,906

Meanings

  1. 1 this is one time / this moment
  2. 2 (usually in the set phrase 此一时, 彼一时) times have changed

Examples

Cǐ yī shí, bǐ yī shí, xiànzài qíngkuàng wánquán bùtóng le.
Times have changed; the situation is completely different now.
Cǐ yī shí yě, guòqù nà tào fāngfǎ zǎo jiù bù guǎnyòng le.
It's a different era now — the old methods stopped working long ago.

Tips

history
From 《孟子·》: 彼一时此一时 — 'that was one time, this is another'. Mencius used it to dismiss the idea that he should be bound by what was appropriate in earlier circumstances.
usage
Almost always paired with 彼一时 to mean 'times have changed.' Used alone, 此一时 simply means 'at this point in time' and is far less common.

Stroke Order

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