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Chinese symbol for “meanwhile”

与此同时
yǔ cǐ tóng shí
Traditional: 與此同時
at the same time; meanwhile

The closest CC-CEDICT match for meanwhile is 与此同时 (yǔ cǐ tóng shí), defined as: at the same time; meanwhile.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

与 yǔ
and; with; to; for; to give, to grant
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
此 cǐ
this, these; in this case, then
radical 77 ⽌ · 6 strokes
同 tóng
same, similar; together with, alike
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
时 shí
time, season; period, era, age
radical 72 ⽇ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “meanwhile”

WordPinyinMeaning
在此之际 (在此之際)zài cǐ zhī jìmeanwhile; at the same time

Related words

Other words that share a character with 与此同时.

WordPinyinMeaning
参与 (參與)cān yùto participate (in sth)
与其 (與其)yǔ qírather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 (yǔ qí) + {verb1} + 不如 (bù rú) + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
与会 (與會)yù huìto participate in a meeting
参与者 (參與者)cān yù zhěparticipant
与否 (與否)yǔ fǒuwhether or not (at the end of a phrase)
因此yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result
如此rú cǐlike this; so; such
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
同时 (同時)tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time

See also: Japanese symbol for “meanwhile”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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