同时
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
同时 (tóngshí) · at the same time
同时 (tóngshí) means “at the same time; simultaneously”. It is written with 2 characters: 同 (same) + 时 (time). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 同时 is built
The characters
同 tóng · same
What 同 is made of
- 凡fán — any
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 丶 — dot
- 几jǐ — how many
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Sharing a common 凡 tongue 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
时 shí · time
What 时 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: day (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他们同时到了。Tāmen tóngshí dào le.They arrived at the same time.
别同时做两件事。Bié tóngshí zuò liǎng jiàn shì.Don't do two things at once.
Questions about 同时
What does 同时 mean?
同时 (tóngshí) means “at the same time; simultaneously”.
How do you pronounce 同时?
同时 is pronounced tóngshí.
Which HSK level is 同时?
同时 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 同学tóngxuéclassmate
- 不同bùtóngdifferent
- 同事tóngshìcolleague
- 同样tóngyàngsame
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 共同gòngtóngcommon
- 同意tóngyìto agree
- 合同hétongcontract
- 同情tóngqíngto sympathize
- 胡同hútòngalley
Learn 同时 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.