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彼一时,此一时

/ bǐ yī shí, cǐ yī shí /
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Collocation

1
真可谓彼一时,此一时
2
彼一时,此一时的古训

Definition

彼一时,此一时

Literally means:

different times, different actions

Actually means:

彼, that; 此, this; 时, time.

This phrase means that the situation is different now, implying that it is necessary to treat or handle things differently in different situations.

彼,那。此,这。时,时间。

指当时是一种情况,现在是另一种情况。指对不同情况的看待或处理应有所不同。

Example

Used as a minor sentence, object or attributive. (作小句、宾语、定语)
1
nián
去年
rénjiā
人家
tuīchū
推出
jià
低价
běn
笔记本
diànnǎo
电脑
shí
  
,
jiānjué
坚决
fǎnduì
反对
  
,
shì
可是
jīnnián
今年
自己
zhèyàng
这样
zuò
le
  
Āi
  
,
shí
  
,
此一
shí
ma
  
!

He was firmly opposed to the introduction of low-cost laptops last year, but this year he did the same himself. Hey, that's the time, this time!

2
yǒuqián
有钱
de
shíhou
时候
  
,
lái
jie
巴结
  
,
xiànzài
现在
qíong
le
  
,
què
duǒ
zhāo
  
Zhēn
wèi
可谓
此一
shí
  
,
fēi
shí
ā
  
!

When you have money, he comes to tie you up, and now you're poor, and he hides from you. Really can be said to be this time, not the other time ah!

3
men
他们
似乎
wàng
le
shí
  
,
此一
shí
de
xùn
古训
  
,
jīngyíng
经营
guǎn
管理
shì
模式
èrshí
二十
nián
biàn
  
,
zhè
zěnme
怎么
háng
ne
  
?

They seem to have forgotten the moment, this moment of ancient teachings, business and management model for twenty years unchanged, how can this be?