次 cì in a sentence
Time (mw for events - ranking - secondary - next)
次 (cì) means Time (mw for events - ranking - secondary - next). Below are 24 of the 33 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这个药一天吃三 次 。
Zhège yào yì tiān chī sān cì.
Take this medicine three times a day.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 药
这是我第一 次 来中国。
Zhè shì wǒ dìyī cì lái Zhōngguó.
This is my first time coming to China.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 第一
这 次 考试他的成绩很好。
Zhè cì kǎoshì tā de chéngjì hěn hǎo.
His results in this exam were very good.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 成绩
老师讲了两 次 ，我才明白。
Lǎoshī jiǎng le liǎng cì, wǒ cái míngbai.
The teacher explained twice before I understood.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 明白
From the graded readers
这 次 有人接了。
zhècì yǒurén jiē le / liǎo / liào.
This time somebody answered.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
两个小时以后，我又打了一 次 。
liǎng gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, wǒ yòu dǎle yīcì.
Two hours later I tried again.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
那天下午，我一共摔了十一 次 。
nà / nèi tiānxià wǔ, wǒ yīgòng shuāi le / liǎo / liào shíyī cì.
That afternoon I fell eleven times in all.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
不过对我来说，名 次 并不重要。
búguò duì wǒ láishuō, míngcì bìngbù zhòngyào.
But the placing wasn't what mattered to me.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
有好几 次 ，我差点儿就放弃了。
yǒu hǎojǐ cì, wǒ chā / chà / chāi diǎn ér jiù fàngqìle.
There were several times I nearly gave up.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
回来以后，我们都说：下 次 还要一起去。
huílai yǐhòu, wǒmen dōu shuō: xià cì háiyāo yìqǐ qù.
On the way back we all said: next time, let's do it again.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Trip With Friends
为了这 次 面试，我准备了整整一个星期。
wèile zhècì miàn shì, wǒ zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào zhěngzhěng yīgè xīngqī.
I'd prepared for a full week for it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
我想放弃，可是爸爸说：“再试一 次 。”
wǒ xiǎng fàngqì, kěshì bàba shuō:" zài shì yīcì."
I wanted to give up, but dad said, "One more go."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
这 次 我看清楚了才下单——蓝色，大号。
zhècì wǒ kānqīng chǔ le / liǎo / liào cái xià dān—— lánsè, dà hào / háo.
This time I checked properly before ordering — blue, large.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
From the travel phrasebook
有一批是 次 品。
Yǒu yì pī shì cìpǐn.
Part of the batch is defective.
Travel phrasebook · Quality problems and claims
下 次 给您补偿。
Xià cì gěi nín bǔcháng.
We'll make it up to you on the next order.
Travel phrasebook · Quality problems and claims
我们下 次 再聊。
Wǒmen xià cì zài liáo.
Let's talk more next time.
Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting
这 次 我们各让一步。
Zhè cì wǒmen gè ràng yí bù.
Let's each give a little this time.
Travel phrasebook · Quality problems and claims
下 次 来一定告诉我。
Xià cì lái yídìng gàosu wǒ.
Tell me next time you're in town.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
下 次 来我一定去工厂。
Xià cì lái wǒ yídìng qù gōngchǎng.
Next visit I'll come to the factory.
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
次 appears in 33 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 次
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Questions about 次
How is 次 used in a sentence?
This page shows 33 sentences using 次 (cì, "Time (mw for events - ranking - secondary - next)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 次 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 次 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 次 an HSK word?
Yes — 次 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 次?
The dictionary page for 次 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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