次 (cì): Time — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Readings & Meanings

次has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

cìci

n. (名)

timeHSK2

mw./adj. (量、形)

time; occurrence; next; secondHSK 3.0 L2

Stroke Order Diagrams 次

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

次=冫ice+欠to owe

The ice (冫) that forms second or inferior — second in order or quality.

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HSK Vocabulary: 次

HSK words that contain this character.

其次

qí cì

HSK 4

次要

cì yào

less important; secondary; subordinate

HSK 5

名次

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 次 is used in context

wǒ我

qù去

guo过

Běi北

jīng京

sān三

cì次

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placing (eg in a competition); ranking

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I have been to Beijing three times.

měi每

cì次

jiàn见

miàn面

dōu都

hěn很

kāi开

xīn心

。

Every time we meet, it's very happy.

shè社

huì会

yǒu有

bù不

tóng同

de的

céng层

cì次

。

Society has different levels.

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

shì是

cì次

yào要

de的

。

This problem is secondary.

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Characters with radical "欠".

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