与此同时……

yǔ cǐ tóngshí...

at the same time... (与此同时……)

与此同时 means “at the same time.” It connects two simultaneous actions, trends, or aspects.

Ejemplo principal

公司扩大市场，与此同时，也在控制成本。

Gōngsī kuòdà shìchǎng, yǔ cǐ tóngshí, yě zài kòngzhì chéngběn.

The company is expanding the market; at the same time, it is also controlling costs.

HSK 6

1 estructuras

15 ejercicios

Resumen de la lección

Read the sample sentence and notice how 与此同时…… works in the frame: 与此同时，A.

Explicación

Use 与此同时 to add a parallel development, not an opposite reversal. It is common in reports and formal narration. Compared with 同时, 与此同时 more explicitly refers back to the previous situation.

Modelos de estructura

1 estructuras

Estructura gramatical

与此同时，A

adds another action or aspect happening at the same time

公司扩大市场，与此同时，也在控制成本。

Gōngsī kuòdà shìchǎng, yǔ cǐ tóngshí, yě zài kòngzhì chéngběn.

The company is expanding the market; at the same time, it is also controlling costs.

Errores frecuentes

Using 反过来 when simultaneity is meant.Use 与此同时 for parallel timing.
Using it for a cause-result relation only.It marks simultaneity or parallel aspects.

Notas de uso

Formal parallel connector.
Often followed by 也.
Not the same as 反过来.

Ejercicios

15 ejercicios

1 / 15

Completa el hueco:

公司扩大市场，____，也在控制成本。

Volver