Meaning of 共时
共时 means synchronic; relating to a single point in time or historical period. Pronounced gòng shí.
- synchronic; relating to a single point in time or historical period
Definitions & Examples
Yǔ语
yán言
de的
gòng共
shí时
yán研
jiū究
guān关
zhù注
de的
shì是
qí其
dāng当
qián前
de的
xì系
tǒng统
jié结
gòu构
。
Synchronic study of language focuses on its current structural system.
Zhè这
xiàng项
yán研
jiū究
cǎi采
yòng用
le了
gòng共
shí时
bǐ比
jiào较
fǎ法
，
fēn分
xī析
le了
bù不
tóng同
fāng方
yán言
zài在
tóng同
yī一
shí时
qī期
de的
tè特
zhēng征
。
This research employed a synchronic comparison method to analyze the characteristics of different dialects during the same period.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
qū区
fēn分
yǔ语
yán言
de的
gòng共
shí时
zhuàng状
tài态
hé和
lì历
shí时
yǎn演
biàn变
。
We need to distinguish between the synchronic state and diachronic evolution of a language.