同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously

1. 1.

   at the same time; simultaneouslyadverb

• 同same
• 时time

同时 can go before a verb, or between two actions, to say they happen at the same time.

1. HSK 2

   我们同时走。

   Wǒmen tóngshí zǒu.

   We leave at the same time.

2. HSK 3

   电影和比赛同时开始。

   Diànyǐng hé bǐsài tóngshí kāishǐ.

   The movie and the match start at the same time.

3. HSK 3

   我看书，同时做作业。

   Wǒ kàn shū, tóngshí zuò zuòyè.

   I read and, at the same time, do homework.

4. HSK 1

   他们同时到学校。

   Tāmen tóngshí dào xuéxiào.

   They arrive at school at the same time.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   晚上有电影，也有比赛。

   Wǎnshang yǒu diànyǐng, yě yǒu bǐsài.

   There is a movie in the evening, and there is also a match.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   电影和比赛同时开始。

   Diànyǐng hé bǐsài tóngshí kāishǐ.

   The movie and the match start at the same time.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你看哪个？

   Nǐ kàn nǎge?

   Which one will you watch?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我看比赛，同学看电影。

   Wǒ kàn bǐsài, tóngxué kàn diànyǐng.

   I will watch the match, and my classmate will watch the movie.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   你们能都看吗？

   Nǐmen néng dōu kàn ma?

   Can you two watch both?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   不能都看。时间不够。

   Bù néng dōu kàn. Shíjiān búgòu.

   We cannot watch both. There is not enough time.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我们___走。(We leave at the same time.)

   A同时B以后C以前
2. 2.Which sentence means "The movie and the match start at the same time"?

   A电影和比赛同时开始。B电影和比赛都很好。C我们明天走。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我看书，___做作业。(I read and, at the same time, do homework.)

   A同时B以后C可以

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Related words

• 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) timeHSK 1
• 一起yì qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)HSK 2
• 开始kāi shǐto begin; to startHSK 2
• 现在xiàn zàinow; at present; currentlyHSK 1
• 也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) eitherHSK 1
• 和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; withHSK 1

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