Chinese symbol for “simultaneously”
同时
tóng shí
Traditional: 同時
at the same time; simultaneously
The closest CC-CEDICT match for simultaneously is 同时 (tóng shí), defined as: at the same time; simultaneously.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “simultaneously”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 并 (並) | bìng | and; furthermore |
| 边 (邊) | biān | side; edge |
| 一面 | yī miàn | one side; one aspect |
| 载 (載) | zài | to carry; to convey |
| 一头 (一頭) | yī tóu | one head; a head full of sth |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 同时.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common; joint |
| 同样 (同樣) | tóng yàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 当时 (當時) | dāng shí | then; at that time |
See also: Japanese symbol for “simultaneously”.
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.