WHILE - Translation from English into Chinese

I. while¹ [ʰwaıl] N

while

一段时间 yīduàn shíjiān

wait for a while

等一会儿

II. while¹ [ʰwaıl] CONJ

1. while:

while

在…的同时 zài…de tóngshí

I was reading while he was cooking.

我看书的时候，他在做饭。

2. while:

while

虽然 suīrán

while

然而 rán'ér

While the father loved the children, he was strict with them.

虽然这个父亲很爱孩子，但是他对他们很严格。

while¹ [ʰwaıl]

worth sb's while

值得某人费时(或费的)的 zhídé mǒurén fèishí de

It is worth your while to go and see him.

你去看看他是值得的。

while² [ʰwaıl] VB trans

while

(away) 消磨(时间) xiāomó

while away the afternoon by reading a novel

读小说来打发那个下午

Present

I	while
you	while
he/she/it	whiles
we	while
you	while
they	while

Past

I	whiling
you	whiling
he/she/it	whiling
we	whiling
you	whiling
they	whiling

Present Perfect

I	have	whiling
you	have	whiling
he/she/it	has	whiling
we	have	whiling
you	have	whiling
they	have	whiling

Past Perfect

I	had	whiling
you	had	whiling
he/she/it	had	whiling
we	had	whiling
you	had	whiling
they	had	whiling

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

While there is a winter low season, the business worked reasonably well with stand-in operators last year.

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The ga rung are a caught wild, while the ga tre and ga noi are domesticated.

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Town coats had stiff, puckered backs while a narrow cropped pants suit looked sharp and modern.

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For example, the drunken shrimp can be cooked in boiling water instead of serving them while they are still live.

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Troops of both armies moved warily into the town while their leaders negotiated insincerely.

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