之际

之際
zhījì
  1. during
  2. at the time of

CEDICT

during...; at the time of ...

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
2 际 jì
  1. border
  2. edge
  3. boundary
  4. interval
  5. between
  6. inter-
  7. to meet
  8. time
  9. occasion
  10. to meet with (circumstances)

Containing this entry

在千钧一发之际 zàiqiānjūnyīfàzhījì at the critical moment; in the nick of time
在此之际 zàicǐzhījì
  1. meanwhile
  2. at the same time
弥留之际 míliúzhījì
  1. on one's deathbed
  2. at the point of death

Related entries

当儿 dāngr
  1. the very moment
  2. just then
  3. during (that brief interval)
之中 zhīzhōng
  1. inside
  2. among
  3. in the midst of (doing sth)
  4. during
笑談之中有至理。

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

Source: Tatoeba

当 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
我想当护士

I want to be a nurse.

Source: Tatoeba