次 cì — order; sequence; rank
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Basic definition
Detailed explanation
verb
- (会意。《说文》:“次,不前,不精也。从欠二声。”有学者认为“次”从“二”从“欠”,表示亚、次等之意。)
- stop
- stay for more than three days e.g 次止
adjective
- the next in order;the second e.g 次从 · 次后 · 次早
- second;vice e.g 次车 · 次介 · 次相
- subquality e.g 次品
Related words
- 再次 again; once more; a second time
- 多次 many times; repeatedly; on many occasions
- 层次 layer; level; gradation
- 其次 next/secondly
- 人次 person-times/visits/classifier for number of people participating
- 一次性 one-off (offer)/one-time/single-use/disposable (goods)
- 次日 next day/the morrow
- 版次 edition number (of a publication)
- 依次 in order; in succession
- 档次 grade; level
- 次数 number of times
- 首次 first time; initial; inaugural
- 初次 the first time
- 名次 rank; placing
- 场次 the number of showings of a movie, play etc
- 屡次 repeatedly; time and again
- 历次 previous; over the years; time after time
- 次要 secondary
- 次序 order; sequence
- 次子 second son