依次

yīcì

adverb HSK 7-9 #20,365

Meanings

HSK 4

请大家依次排队。

Qǐng dàjiā yīcì páiduì.

Please line up in order.

HSK 4

老师依次点名。

Lǎoshī yīcì diǎnmíng.

The teacher called names one by one.

HSK 6

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, but 依次 emphasizes following a specific order.

依 yī

次 cì