一度 vs 一时 (at one time vs for the moment) · 一度 vs 一时
A brief mistake can belong to the past
- A person once made a hasty decision while briefly excited.
- 他一时高兴，答应得太快了。 — 一时 describes a passing state of excitement at that earlier moment.
A brief mistake can belong to the past
- A person once made a hasty decision while briefly excited.
- he / him他a period of time一时happy高兴，to answer答应得太快(completed / change)了。 — a period of time一时 describes a passing state of excitement at that earlier moment.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- 一度 vs 一时 (at one time vs for the moment): 他曾___想放弃，后来坚持了下来。; 这首歌前几年___很流行，现在没人听了。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- for a time一度 vs a period of time一时 (at one time vs for the moment): he / him他great- (grandfather…曾___want / think / miss想to renounce放弃，afterwards后来to persevere with坚持(completed / change)了to come down下来。; this这首歌front前a few years几年___very很(of a contagious disease…流行，now现在没人to listen to听(completed / change)了。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
A person once made a hasty decision while briefly excited. What does 他一时高兴，答应得太快了。 communicate?
一时 describes a passing state of excitement at that earlier moment. 一时 is not restricted to now. 一度 highlights a period or occasion, as in 曾一度想放弃, without specifying how long the phase lasted.
Follow the speaker
this这(measure word)首song歌at one time一度very很popular流行。
- In the opening situation: 他一时高兴，答应得太快了。
- 一时 describes a passing state of excitement at that earlier moment.
Follow the speaker
this这(measure word)首song歌at one time一度very很popular流行。
- In the opening situation: he / him他a period of time一时happy高兴，to answer答应得太快(completed / change)了。
- a period of time一时 describes a passing state of excitement at that earlier moment.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: I can't recall it for the moment: 我 ____ 想不起来。
一时 = for the moment: 一时想不起来.
Check the limit of the explanation
- 一时 is not restricted to now.
- 一度 highlights a period or occasion, as in 曾一度想放弃, without specifying how long the phase lasted.
Check the limit of the explanation
- a period of time一时 is not restricted to now.
- for a time一度 highlights a period or occasion, as in 曾一度want / think / miss想to renounce放弃, without specifying how long the phase lasted.
一时 can describe only the present moment, never a past event.
一时 is not restricted to now. 一度 highlights a period or occasion, as in 曾一度想放弃, without specifying how long the phase lasted. 一时 describes a passing state of excitement at that earlier moment.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form 他时一高兴 needs repair here. Write 他一时高兴 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form he / him他o'clock时one / a一happy高兴 needs repair here. Write he / him他a period of time一时happy高兴 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 他时一高兴
The demonstrated form is 他一时高兴. 一时 describes a passing state of excitement at that earlier moment.
Keep the distinction
- 一时 describes a passing state of excitement at that earlier moment. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- 一时 is not restricted to now. 一度 highlights a period or occasion, as in 曾一度想放弃, without specifying how long the phase lasted.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Comparing similar adverbs.
Keep the distinction
- a period of time一时 describes a passing state of excitement at that earlier moment. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- a period of time一时 is not restricted to now. for a time一度 highlights a period or occasion, as in 曾一度want / think / miss想to renounce放弃, without specifying how long the phase lasted.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Comparing similar adverbs.
Which means “at one time / once (in the past)”?
一度 often points to a phase; 一时 to a brief state. 一时高兴 can describe excitement during a past event.
In 这首歌前几年一度很流行，现在没人听了, the popularity is described as a past phase.
前几年 and 现在 provide the time contrast. 一度 alone does not specify the length of a phase.