Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
次
cì
Description
“次”常常用来数事情发生了多少回，比如“这是我第三次来这里”。
"次" is often used to count how many times something has happened, for example, "This is my third time coming here."
它也可以表示顺序，像“下次”“上次”“这次”。
It can also indicate order, such as in "next time," "last time," and "this time."
Meanings
次cì
time; occurrence (measure word)
我去过北京两次。
I have been to Beijing twice.
下次xiàcì
next time
下次我请你吃饭。
I'll treat you to a meal next time.
次cì
second; inferior in order or quality
这个东西质量太次了。
This thing is of very poor quality.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
次 counts repeatable actions; 遍 stresses the whole process from start to finish.
- Etymology
base sense is 'order/sequence,' extended to counting occurrences and to 'inferior.'
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