此一时,彼一时 cǐyīshíbǐyīshí times have changed Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 此 cǐ determiner this this; these; (literary) the thing or person nearby, similar to 这 zhè一时 一時 yīshí period of time a period of time; an era; a generation, bǐ non-Chinese 彼 bǐ verb that that; those; the other; often used in contrast with 此 cǐ meaning "this"一时 一時 yīshí period of time a period of time; an era; a generation