依次

yīcì

adverb HSK 6 #20,365

Meanings

请大家依次排队。

Qǐng dàjiā yīcì páiduì.

Please line up in order.

老师依次点名。

Lǎoshī yīcì diǎnmíng.

The teacher called names one by one.

选手们依次上台表演。

Xuǎnshǒu men yīcì shàngtái biǎoyǎn.

The contestants went on stage to perform one after another.

usage

Used when things happen in a set, orderly sequence. Often interchangeable with 逐一 (zhúyī), but 依次 emphasizes following a specific order.

依 yī

次 cì