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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “meanwhile”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 与此同时.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参与 (參與) | cān yù | to participate (in sth) |
| 与其 (與其) | yǔ qí | rather 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 huì | to participate in a meeting |
| 参与者 (參與者) | cān yù zhě | participant |
| 与否 (與否) | yǔ fǒu | whether or not (at the end of a phrase) |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | like this; so; such |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at 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.