đương thì

/ɗɨəːŋ˧˧ tʰi˧˧/

at the same time, meanwhile; currently, at this moment

Anh đang nấu ăn đương thì nghe điện thoại reo.

He was cooking when, at the same time, he heard the phone ring.

Etymology

A compound of Vietnamese words: đương (meaning 'being in a state of') and thì (a grammatical particle indicating time or condition). It developed from older Vietnamese usage describing concurrent events.

Memory Aid

Think of đương as 'during' and thì as 'time' – together they mean 'during this time' or 'at the same time'.

Collocations

đương thì đóxảy ra đương thìđương thì lúc này

Synonyms

đồng thờicùng lúc

Antonyms

đơn độcriêng lẻ

Related Words

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