数次

數次

shùcì

adverb #35,543

Meanings

1 several times
2 a number of times
3 repeatedly

Characters

several, a number of

time, occurrence

Examples

我数次劝他戒烟,他都不听。

Wǒ shùcì quàn tā jièyān, tā dōu bù tīng.

I advised him to quit smoking several times, but he wouldn't listen.

他数次获得冠军。

Tā shùcì huòdé guànjūn.

He has won the championship a number of times.

Tips

register

Slightly formal/written — 数 (shù, several/some) + 次 (cì, times). Spoken Chinese prefers 好几次 (hǎo jǐ cì, 'quite a few times') or 好多次. Use 数次 in news writing, reports, or polished prose.

Stroke Order

数 shù

次 cì