Definition
此一时 is the first half of the fixed idiom '此一时，彼一时' (cǐ yī shí, bǐ yī shí), meaning 'that was then, this is now' — used to emphasize that circumstances have changed and the past does not apply to the present. The phrase alone can be used in contrast with '彼一时' or implied.
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(part of idiom 此一时，彼一时) that was then — contrasting past and present
Examples
- “此一时，”。Hěn duō rén dōu zhīdào “cǐ yī shí, bǐ yī shí” zhè jù huà.Many people know the saying 'that was then, this is now.'
- 此一时，，。cǐ yī shí, bǐ yī shí, xiànzài de qíngkuàng hé yǐqián bú yíyàng le.That was then, this is now; the situation now is different from before.
- ，此一时。Wǒmen bù néng yòng guòqù de biāozhǔn lái héngliáng xiànzài, yīnwèi cǐ yī shí.We can't use past standards to measure the present, because times have changed.
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