此时

• 拼音: cǐ shí
• 汉字拆解: 此 (this) + 时 (time)

含义

At this time; at this moment; now.

Similar to 此刻 but slightly less dramatic. Often used in narratives to set the scene or in formal writing. Common in phrases like 此时此刻 (at this very moment) for emphasis.

例句

1. 此时已经是深夜了，街上几乎没有人。
2. 此时的他还不知道，命运即将改变。
3. 此时此刻，我只想好好休息一下。

用法指南

语境: narratives, formal writing, descriptions

语气: literary

正确说法

• 此时外面下着大雨。(At this time, it's raining heavily outside.)
• 此时此刻非常关键。(This very moment is critical.)

错误说法

• 口语中问'你此时在哪？'比较书面——平时说'你现在在哪？'更自然 (Asking 你此时在哪 is literary — 你现在在哪 is more natural in conversation)

起源与历史

Compound of 此 (this) + 时 (time), meaning at this time.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal