次序

cìxù

noun #15,493

Meanings

1 sequence
2 order

Characters

next; order; time (occurrence)

order; sequence

Examples

请按次序排队。

Qǐng àn cìxù páiduì.

Please line up in order.

这些文件的次序搞混了。

Zhèxiē wénjiàn de cìxù gǎo hùn le.

The order of these documents got mixed up.

Tips

usage

Synonymous with 顺序 (shùnxù). 次序 emphasizes ranked position in a sequence, while 顺序 is more general and more commonly used in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

次 cì

序 xù