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Meaning
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time
A period, time, or era in history or life.
vi Thời xưa, người dân đi lại chủ yếu bằng thuyền.
en In old times, people mainly traveled by boat.
opportunity
A favorable opportunity or lucky set of circumstances for doing something.
vi Anh ấy gặp thời nên công việc làm ăn phát đạt.
en He had favorable circumstances, so his business prospered.
then; as for
(Dialectal, old-fashioned) A variant of "thì"; a particle linking a result clause to a condition or marking the topic, like "then".
vi Nếu không làm bây giờ, thời bao giờ mới làm?
en If you don't do it now, then when will you do it?