顺序

順序

shùnxù

noun HSK 4 #5,454

Meanings

1 sequence
2 order

Characters

to follow; along; smooth

order; sequence

Examples

请按照顺序排队。

Qǐng ànzhào shùnxù páiduì.

Please line up in order.

汉字的笔画顺序很重要。

Hànzì de bǐhuà shùnxù hěn zhòngyào.

The stroke order of Chinese characters is very important.

我把这些文件按时间顺序排列好了。

Wǒ bǎ zhèxiē wénjiàn àn shíjiān shùnxù páiliè hǎo le.

I arranged these files in chronological order.

Tips

grammar

Common patterns: 按照顺序 (in order), 按...顺序 (in ... order), 笔画顺序 (stroke order), 时间顺序 (chronological order).

usage

The opposite concept is 乱 (luàn, messy/out of order). 顺序 emphasizes the correct or logical arrangement.

Stroke Order

顺 shùn

序 xù