顺序

順序

shùnxù

noun HSK 4 #5,454

Meanings

HSK 2

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.

HSK 3

请按照顺序排队。

Qǐng ànzhào shùnxù páiduì.

Please line up in order.

HSK 4

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.

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 (messy/out of order). 顺序 emphasizes the correct or logical arrangement.

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