仅
次
于

Second only to ... in Chinese: 仅次于 (jǐn cì yú)

jǐn cì yú

second only to ...

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 僅次於1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1second only to ...; ranking behind only ...

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仅
次
于

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄣˇ

jǐn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄘˋ

cì

ㄘ/ cˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩˊ

yú

ㄩ/ üˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

仅次于

Simplified

僅次於

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这座山的高度仅次于那座最高峰。

    zhè zuò shān de gāo dù jǐn cì yú nà zuò zuì gāo fēng。

    This mountain's height is second only to that highest peak.

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Related words

次

cì

next in sequence

仅

jǐn

barely

于

yú

to go

关于

guān yú

pertaining to

终于

zhōng yú

at last

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

其次

qí cì

next

由于

yóu yú

due to

于是

yú shì

thereupon

次要

cì yào

secondary

等于

děng yú

to equal

对于

duì yú

regarding

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