同時 — meaning in English
tóng shí
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English meaning
- as long as conjunction On the condition that; used to say that one thing will happen only if another thing is true.
- during prep Throughout the whole of a period of time.
- meanwhile adv At the same time, often in a different place or context.
- simultaneous adj Happening or done at exactly the same time as something else.
Senses
同時 is used for these senses in English:
- as long as (idiomatic) For the entire duration that; while; since.
- during For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.
- meanwhile During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.
- simultaneous Happening at the same moment.
as long as — full definition
- conjunction On the condition that; used to say that one thing will happen only if another thing is true.
- conjunction During the whole time that; for the period that something continues.
- conjunction Since, or given that; used to point out that a situation makes a course of action sensible.
during — full definition
- prep Throughout the whole of a period of time.
- prep At some point within a period of time.