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之际

zhī jì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 之際

之际 (zhī jì) means "during; at the time of". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 之际 means

1. during
2. at the time of

The characters in 之际

• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 际jìborder; edge; boundary

Example sentences

• 他在要结婚之际决定还是不结婚了。
  Shortly before his wedding, he decided not to get married.
• 贞子意识到，在生命将尽之际，曾经平凡无奇的事物，也会散发永恒的美。
  Sadako realized that, near death, even what was once mundane glows with an everlasting beauty.

Words containing 之际

• 在此之际zài cǐ zhī jìmeanwhile; at the same time
• 弥留之际mí liú zhī jìon one's deathbed; at the point of death
• 在千钧一发之际zài qiān jūn yī fà zhī jìat the critical moment; in the nick of time

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