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当时 in Context

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当时

Usage 1 - "at the time": 

*Sentence

我当时应该认真学习中文。

English:

I should've studied Chinese hard back then.



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Jason Pon

Is is a past-oriented word? Or can it also be used in future context. like 'I will at the time do xyz'. I asked because the sentence doesn't have anything else to indicate 'should have' in the past.

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Mandarin Blueprint

Right, while I'm not 100% certain that there's no way to use 当时 for the future, I've only ever heard it referring to the past.

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxJwckcRu8k&t=4604s

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