LEARN + CHINESE / 36 of 300 HSK 2
At the Time 当
You get home and realize the lights are on: 当我到家的时候，灯已经开了. 当…的时候 sets the moment as a little stage for the main event. Add 就 when you want to show what happened as soon as that moment arrived.
他当老师。
tā dāng lǎoshī.
He works as a teacher.
当时我很忙。
dāngshí wǒ hěn máng.
At that time, I was very busy.
你去的话，我也去。
nǐ qù dehuà, wǒ yě qù.
If you go, I'll go too.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
dāng | to serve as; when |
dāngshí | at that time |
dehuà | (particle) if... |
lǎoshī | teacher |
cóng | from |
chēshang | in the car/vehicle |
jiā | family; home |
jiāli | inside home |
nàlǐ | there |
nàr | there |
xiǎopéngyǒu | child; kid |
xiǎoxuéshēng | elementary student |
yīyuàn | hospital |
yòu | right (direction) |
zhèbiān | this side; here |
zhōng | middle; center |
zhōngxué | middle school |
zuǒ | left |
yóu | by; from |
zìcóng | since |
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