次

Next in sequence in Chinese: 次 (cì)

cì

next in sequence

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1next in sequence
  2. 2second
  3. 3the second (day, time etc)
  4. 4secondary
  5. 5vice-
  6. 6sub-
  7. 7infra-
  8. 8inferior quality
  9. 9substandard
  10. 10order
  11. 11sequence
  12. 12hypo- (chemistry)
  13. 13classifier for enumerated events: time

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次

Zhuyin

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ㄘˋ

cì

ㄘ/ cˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 再试一次。

    zài shì yí cì。

    Try it once again.

  • 再试一次。

    zài shì yí cì。

    Try it once more.

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Related words

其次

qí cì

next

次要

cì yào

secondary

上次

shàng cì

last time

下次

xià cì

next time

多次

duō cì

many times

层次

céng cì

layer

再次

zài cì

one more time

此次

cǐ cì

this time

次数

cì shù

number of times

首次

shǒu cì

first

依次

yī cì

in order

初次

chū cì

for the first time

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