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while meaning in Chinese

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while (during the same time that)
conjunction
[UK: waɪl]
[US: ˈwaɪl]

...的时候 /...de shíhou/conjunction

...的時候conjunction

当 /dāng/conjunction

當conjunction

while (uncertain duration of time, a period of time)
noun
[UK: waɪl]
[US: ˈwaɪl]

一段时间 /yī duàn shíjiān/noun

一段時間noun

while away (spend (time) idly)
verb
[UK: waɪl ə.ˈweɪ]
[US: ˈwaɪl ə.ˈweɪ]

消磨 /xiāomó/verb

while loop (section of code)
noun

while回圈 /huíquān/noun

while循环 /while xúnhuán/noun

while循環noun

while迴圈noun

awhile (For some time; for a short time)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈwaɪl]
[US: ə.ˈwaɪl]

一会儿 /yīhuìr/adverb

一會兒adverb

make hay while the sun shines (act while an opportunity exists)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk heɪ waɪl ðə sʌn ʃaɪnz]
[US: ˈmeɪk ˈheɪ ˈwaɪl ðə ˈsən ˈʃaɪnz]

趁热打铁 /chènrèdǎtiě/verb

趁熱打鐵verb

meanwhile (at the same time but elsewhere)
adverb
[UK: ˈmiːn.waɪl]
[US: ˈmiːˌn.waɪl]

与此同时 /yǔcǐtóngshí/adverb

與此同時adverb

meanwhile (during the time)
adverb
[UK: ˈmiːn.waɪl]
[US: ˈmiːˌn.waɪl]

同时 /tóngshí/adverb

同時adverb

once in a while (occasionally)
adverb
[UK: wʌns ɪn ə waɪl]
[US: ˈwəns ɪn ə ˈwaɪl]

偶尔 /ǒu'ěr/adverb

偶爾adverb

strike while the iron is hot (act on an opportunity promptly)
verb
[UK: straɪk waɪl ðə ˈaɪən ɪz hɒt]
[US: ˈstraɪk ˈwaɪl ðə ˈaɪərn ˈɪz hɑːt]

打鐵趁熱verb

打铁趁热 /dǎtiě-chènrè/verb

趁热打铁 /chènrè-dǎtiě/verb

趁熱打鐵verb

worth one's while (important enough to spend time, effort or money on)
adjective

值得 /zhídé/adjective

划得來adjective

划得来 /huádelái/adjective

划算 /huásuàn/adjective

worthwhile (good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on)
adjective
[UK: ˈwɜː.θwaɪl]
[US: ˈwɝː.ˈθwaɪl]

值得 /zhídé/adjective

划得來adjective

划得来 /huádelái/adjective

划算 /huásuàn/adjective

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