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Meaning of

Pinyin cì、 zī
Radical
Strokes
6
Definition
nth / number (of times) / order / sequence / next / second(ary) / (measure word)
Usage
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次 [cì] 1. Second. - 第二。 Example: 次日 (the next day), 次子 (the second son), 次等 (second-class), 次要 (secondary). 2. Of inferior quality or grade. - 质量、品质较差的。 Example: 次品 (substandard product), 次货 (inferior goods). 3. Order or sequence. - 等第,顺序。 Example: 次第 (sequence), 次序 (order), 名次 (ranking). 4. In chemistry, refers to compounds that contain less than two oxygen atoms in their anion or compound. - 化学上指酸根或化合物中少含两个氧原子的。 Example: 次氯酸 (hypochlorous acid). 5. Middle. - 中间。 Example: 胸次 (in the middle of the chest). 6. Measure word for times. - 量词,回。 Example: 次数 (number of times), 初次 (first time), 三番五次 (repeatedly). 7. Place of stay during travel. - 旅行所居止之处所。 Example: 旅次 (stopover), 舟次 (boat stop). 8. A surname. - 姓。 动 (Verb) 1. Original meaning: To temporarily stop and stay. - 【本义】:临时驻扎和住宿. Example: "次,舍也。" - 《礼记·檀弓上》注. 2. Refers to an army staying in one place for more than three days. - 指行军在一处停留三宿以上. Example: "初一交战,操军不利,引次江北。" - 《资治通鉴》. 形 (Adjective) 1. Second; next in order. - 第二,居其次. Example: "凡用兵之法,全国为上,破国次之。" - 《孙子·谋攻》. 2. Vice or secondary. - 副,贰. Example: 次车 (vice vehicle), 次介 (vice envoy), 次相 (vice prime minister). 3. Of subquality. - 属于质量差的. Example: 次品 (substandard product). 名 (Noun) 1. Sequence or order. - 顺序,等第. Example: "陈胜、吴广皆次当行,为屯长。" - 《史记·陈涉世家》. 2. Arranged according to the status of objects or the order of events. - 按物体的地位或事件的先后作出的排列. Example: "圆锥是二次曲线" (a cone is a second-degree curve). 3. Measure word for times (indicating the number of occurrences). - 量词,表示行动的回数. Example: "我回去过三次" (I have gone back three times). 4. A place for stopping during travel. - 旅行时停留的处所. Example: "旅次" (stopover). *Refer to related term "次且".
duō cì
many times / repeatedly
lǚ cì
repeatedly / time and again
lì cì
each (item in sequence) / successive
céng cì
layer / level / gradation / arrangement of ideas / (a person's) standing
cì shuài
Second commander
cì xù
sequence / order
chū cì
for the first time / first (meeting, attempt etc)
pī cì
batch / lot
āi cì
in sequence / in the proper order / one by one / in turn
jǐ cì
several times
dì liù cì
the sixth time
qí cì
next / secondly
zài cì
one more time / again / one more / once again
bù gǎn zào cì
do not venture / not dare to be rash
cì shù
number of times / frequency / order number (in a series) / power (math.) / degree of a polynomial (math.)
jǐn cì yú
second only to... / (in second place) preceded only by...
cì rì
next day / the morrow
lín cì zhì bǐ
row upon row
běn cì
this time
léng cì dìng lǜ
Lenz's law
mǒu cì
Sometime
dàng cì
grade / class / quality / level
tī cì
echelon
léng cì
Lenz
Yú cì
Yuci district of Jinzhong city 晉中市|晋中市[Jin4 zhong1 shi4], Shanxi
yú cì shì
Yuci City
zhè cì
this time
dì yī cì
the first time / first / number one
shǒu cì
first / first time / for the first time
cì nián
the following year / the next year
měi cì
every time
cǐ cì
this time
jiàn cì
gradually / one by one
yī cì
in order / in succession
jǐ cì sān fān
lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly / over and over again
sān fān wǔ cì
over and over again (idiom)
dì èr cì
the second time / second / number two
èr cì
second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
jǐn cì yú
second only to... / (in second place) preceded only by...
dì wǔ cì
the fifth time
liǎng cì
twice
yī cì
first / first time / once / (math.) linear (of degree one)
sān cì
third / three times / (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
dì sān cì
the third time
亿 yì duō liàng cì
More than 100 million vehicles
zhú cì
gradually / one after another / little by little
nà cì
that time

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