bấy giờ

Thân thiện

Bấy giờ, ông tôi còn là một thanh niên trẻ tuổi.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Then, at that time: "bấy giờ" refers to a specific point in the past that is being discussed or referenced in the context. It indicates a temporal connection to a previously mentioned event or period.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Bấy giờ là năm 1945. (It was 1945 then. / That was the year 1945.)
  • Làm xong việc đó bấy giờ sẽ hay. (Let's get that work done, then we shall see.)
  • Bấy giờ nước ta chưa thống nhất. (At that time, our country was not unified.)
  • Phong tục thời bấy giờ rất khác. (The customs of that time were very different.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thời bấy giờ": This is a common collocation meaning "the period/era of that time." It emphasizes the historical context.
  • Thời bấy giờ, công nghệ chưa phát triển. (In that era, technology was not developed.)
• Used to contrast the past with the present, often in narratives or explanations.
  • Bây giờ tiện nghi hơn nhiều so với bấy giờ. (Now is much more convenient compared to back then.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lúc bấy giờ (phrase): Synonymous with "bấy giờ," meaning "at that moment/time."
  • Lúc bấy giờ, tôi còn rất trẻ. (At that time, I was very young.)
• Khi ấy (phrase): Another synonym for "then, at that time."
• Đương thời (adverb): Means "contemporary to that period" or "in one's time."

Synonyms

• Hồi đó: Back then, in those days (more colloquial).
• Thuở ấy: In that bygone era (more literary or poetic).
• Vào thời điểm đó: At that point in time (more formal).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Bấy giờ bây giờ": This is not a standard idiom. The word "bấy giờ" itself is typically used in fixed temporal phrases like "thời bấy giờ" or "lúc bấy giờ" as shown above.

Học thuật

1. Then, that time
   • bấy giờ là năm 1945
     it was 1945 then, that was the year 1945
   • làm xong việc đó bấy giờ sẽ hay
     let's get that work done, then we shall see