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彼一时此一时

bǐ yī shí cǐ yī shí

6-character word Traditional 彼一時此一時

What 彼一时此一时 means

1. that was one thing, and this is another
2. times have changed

The characters in 彼一时此一时

• 彼bǐthat; those; (one) another
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 时shío'clock; time; when
• 此cǐthis; these
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 时shío'clock; time; when

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