次序

cìxù

noun HSK 7-9 #15,493

Meanings

1 sequence
2 order

Characters

next; order; time (occurrence)

order; sequence

Examples

HSK 4

请按次序排队。

Qǐng àn cìxù páiduì.

Please line up in order.

HSK 6

这些文件的次序搞混了。

Zhèxiē wénjiàn de cìxù gǎo hùn le.

The order of these documents got mixed up.

Tips

usage

Synonymous with 顺序. 次序 emphasizes ranked position in a sequence, while 顺序 is more general and more commonly used in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

次 cì

序 xù