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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.
Exemplo 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
HSK 6
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1 estruturas
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15 exercícios
Resumo da lição
Read the sample sentence and notice how 与此同时…… works in the frame: 与此同时，A.
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.
Estrutura 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.
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