之zi1際zai3

English

1. during
2. at the time of
3. during; while; usually used in writing instead, not commonly used in speakingunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 即係「嘅時候」，擺喺動詞之後，表示一件事喺另一件事期間或者同時發生；口頭少講unreviewed?

Examples

• 喺奧巴馬總統對日本嘅國事訪問之際，日本同美國嘅高級貿易官員由深夜到清晨進行間歇性嘅長時間談判。

  Tatoeba CC BY

• 他在要結婚之際決定還是不結婚了。

  Shortly before his wedding, he decided not to get married.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 貞子意識到，在生命將盡之際，曾經平凡無奇的事物，也會散發永恆的美。

  Sadako realized that, near death, even what was once mundane glows with an everlasting beauty.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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  臨別之際

  upon coming to leave

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  彌留之際

  while (the life of) sby is still lingering

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  離開之際

  at the time of leaving

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  指顧之際

  in a short period of time