次

cì

measure word HSK 4 #104

Meanings

1 time (occurrence)
2 next; secondary

Characters

time (occurrence); next; second

Examples

我去过两次中国。

Wǒ qù guò liǎng cì Zhōngguó.

I've been to China twice.

Xià cì jiàn!

See you next time!

这是我第一次来这里。

Zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì lái zhèlǐ.

This is my first time here.

Tips

grammar

次 is a measure word for the number of times something happens. It goes after the number: 一次 (once), 两次 (twice), 三次 (three times).

usage

下次 means 'next time,' 上次 means 'last time,' and 每次 means 'every time.'

Stroke Order

次 cì