那时

那時

nàshí

adverb HSK 2 #891

Meanings

That time — at that time. Short form of 那时候.

那时我还在上大学。

Nàshí wǒ hái zài shàng dàxué.

At that time I was still in college.

那时的生活很简单。

Nàshí de shēnghuó hěn jiǎndān.

Life back then was very simple.

那时我们都不知道。

Nàshí wǒmen dōu bù zhīdào.

At that time none of us knew.

usage

那时 is the shortened form of 那时候. It is slightly more formal and more common in writing. In everyday speech, 那时候 is preferred.

grammar

那时 can be followed by 的 to modify a noun: 那时的我 (the me of that time), 那时的中国 (China at that time).

那 nà

时 shí