战争 zhànzhēng 期间 qījiān 孩子 háizi 们 men 遭受 zāoshòu 缺乏 quēfá 食物 shíwù 之 zhī 苦 kǔ .

During the war children suffered from a deficiency of food.

他 tā 在 zài 严寒 yánhán 期间 qījiān 滑 Huá 倒 dǎo ,摔 shuāi 断 duàn 了 le 腿 tuǐ .

He slipped and broke his leg during the big freeze.

我们 wǒmen 放假 fàng jià 期间 qījiān ,接连 jiēlián 数日下雨 xiàyǔ .

It rained for days on end during our holiday.

高峰 gāofēng 期间 qījiān 应该 yīnggāi 多 duō 开 kāi 几趟公共汽车 gōnggòngqìchē .

There ought to be more buses during the rush hour.