次

cì

“Next in sequence” in Chinese is 次 (cì).

Other characters with the syllable ci: see all 10 →

Meaning

next in sequence
second
the second (day, time etc)

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secondary
vice-
sub-
infra-
inferior quality
substandard
order
sequence
hypo- (chemistry)
classifier for enumerated events: time

Example

你上次禁食是什么时候？

When was the last time you fasted?

From 上次 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 次

上次shàng cìlast timeHSK 1 下次xià cìnext timeHSK 1 其次qícìnextHSK 3 多次duō cìmany timesHSK 4 层次céngcìlayerHSK 5 再次zàicìonce more; once againHSK 5 此次cǐ cìthis timeHSK 6 次数cìshùnumber of timesHSK 6

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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