次 (ci3 | ci4) : order; second; second-rate; time

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次

ci3

ci4

[1] [n] order; sequence; succession
[2] [adj] second; next; deputy
[3] [adj] second-rate; secondary; substandard
[4] [measure] time; occasion; occurrence
[5] [adj] [chem] hypo-
[6] [n] [literary] stopover

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Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 欠 (#76)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

次

This word has been viewed 17664 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Jul 2013 05:17

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次次 ci3 ci3 = every time; each time 粵

下次 haa6 ci3 xia4 ci4 = the next time

上次 soeng6 ci3 shang4 ci4 = the last time

每次 mui5 ci3 = every time; each time

呢次 ni1 ci3 = this time 粵

嗰次 go2 ci3 ge4 ci4 = that time 粵

今次 gam1 ci3 = this time 粵

一次 jat1 ci3 yi1 ci4 = [1] once, [2] the first, the first time

三次 saam1 ci3 san1 ci4 = the third; the third time

二次 ji6 ci3 er4 ci4 = [1] twice, [2] the second second time
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Showing 10 of 27 examples containing 次

呢首歌我聽過好多次粵
I‘ve heard this song many times

我每次考試都好緊張。粵
I am nervous every time I take a test.

上次我做錯嘢粵
Last time I made a mistake.

下次一樣粵
"Next time, (you do it) the same way"
[eg: when showing someone the correct way to do something.]

次次都一樣粵
"(do it) the same way each time"
[eg: when demonstrating how to do something]

多謝你嘅幫襯。下次再嚟過。粵
Thank you for your business. Come back next time.

你每次都吃太多！國
You always eat too much food!

佢次次都同我講大話…佢真係大嚿衰粵
He tells lies to me every time... he's really obnoxious.
[大嚿衰 is specifically referencing a 大隻老.]

佢次次都同我講大話…佢真係正衰人粵
She tells lie to me every time... she's a really horrible person.

佢次次都講大話，都畀我聽到… 粵
He's always telling lies which I hear.
[Lit. He time time also tells-lies, also give me listen]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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