次于

次於

cìyú

preposition #28,461

Meanings

1 second only to
2 below; after (in ranking)

Characters

next; second (in order); inferior

at; in; to; than (literary/formal)

Examples

中国是世界第二大经济体，次于美国。

Zhōngguó shì shìjiè dì'èr dà jīngjì tǐ, cìyú měiguó.

China is the world's second largest economy, second only to the United States.

他的成绩次于班里的第一名。

Tā de chéngjī cìyú bānlǐ de dìyī míng.

His grades rank below the top student in class.

Tips

usage

次于 is used to express that something ranks immediately below something else. It is more formal than saying 比...差 ('worse than'). The full form is 仅次于 (jǐn cìyú) — 'second only to'.

Stroke Order

次 cì

于 yú