这时 (zhè shí): meaning and stroke order

这时 in our stories

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• 这时，一个穿着校服的中学生举起了手。她说她和同学花了两个周末，在早市门口做了一次调查。

  zhèshí yí gè chuān zhe xiàofú de zhōngxuéshēng jǔ qǐ le shǒu tā shuō tā hé tóngxué huā le liǎng gè zhōumò zài zǎoshì ménkǒu zuò le yí cì diàochá

  Then a secondary-school student in uniform raised her hand. She said she and her classmates had spent two weekends doing a survey at the market entrance.

  From the story The market hearing HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 祝英台走下花轿，穿着红嫁衣扑到坟前大哭。这时，一声雷响，坟墓裂开了，她毫不犹豫地跳了进去。

  Zhù Yīngtái zǒu xià huājiào chuān zhe hóng jiàyī pū dào fénqián dàkū zhèshí yì shēng léixiǎng fénmù liè kāi le tā háobùyóuyù de tiào le jìnqu

  Zhu Yingtai stepped down from the sedan and, in her red wedding dress, threw herself on the grave, weeping. Then, with a clap of thunder, the grave split open and she leapt in without hesitation.

  From the story The Butterfly Lovers HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 就在这时，老鲁放慢脚步，退到她身边：“别想还剩十二公里，只想下一根路灯。跑到那儿，再想下一根。”

  jiù zài zhèshí Lǎo Lǔ fàngmàn jiǎobù tuì dào tā shēnbiān bié xiǎng hái shèng shí'èr gōnglǐ zhǐ xiǎng xià yì gēn lùdēng pǎo dào nàr zài xiǎng xià yì gēn

  Just then Old Lu slowed and dropped back beside her: "Don't think about the twelve kilometres left. Think only about the next lamp post. When you get there, think about the next one."

  From the story The four-hour balloon HSK 7–9 · Level 9