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首次
(shǒu cì): First (数量) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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首 • shǒu • first (occasion, thing etc.) • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shǒu
首
first (occasion, thing etc.)
次 • cì • time • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
cì
次
time
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 首次.
Words with
首
首先
shǒu xiān
first
首都
shǒu dū
capital (city)
元首
yuán shǒu
head of a state; chief executive
首要
shǒu yào
of the first importance;chief
首饰
shǒu shì
head ornament
俯首
fǔ shǒu
Bow
回首
huí shǒu
Look back / turn back
自首
zìshǒu
surrender
Words with
次
其次
qí cì
next
再次
zài cì
one more time
此次
cǐ cì
this time
次要
cì yào
less important; secondary; subordinate
一次性
yī cì xìng
one-off (offer)
名次
míng cì
placing (eg in a competition); ranking
场次
chǎng cì
number of shows; session number; screening
层次
céng cì
administrative levels; arrangement of ideas; gradation
4.
Example Sentences with 首次
Zhè
这
shì
是
tā
他
shǒu
首
cì
次
lái
来
Zhōng
中
guó
国
lǚ
旅
yóu
游
。
This is his first time traveling to China.
fáng
房
jià
价
zài
在
zhè
这
ge
个
qū
区
jiān
间
de
的
fáng
nǐ
你
zhī
知
dào
道
zhè
这
běn
本
zá
杂
zhì
志
shì
是
hé
何
zài
在
fā
发
bù
布
huì
会
shàng
上
,
tā
他
shǒu
首
cì
zài
在
jīng
经
lì
历
le
了
nà
那
chǎng
场
fēng
风
bō
波
hòu
房
zi
子
bǐ
比
jiào
较
shì
适
hé
合
shǒu
首
cì
次
gòu
购
fáng
房
zhě
者
。
Houses in this price range are more suitable for first-time homebuyers.
shí
时
shǒu
首
cì
次
chū
出
bǎn
版
de
的
ma
吗
?
Do you know when this magazine was first published?
次
pī
披
lù
露
le
了
zhè
这
xiàng
项
tū
突
pò
破
xìng
性
fā
发
xiàn
现
。
At the press conference, he revealed this groundbreaking discovery for the first time.
后
,
tā
他
shǒu
首
cì
次
zài
在
méi
媒
tǐ
体
qián
前
lòu
露
miàn
面
。
After that incident, he made his first public appearance before the media.