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  ci3 ci1 zi1   jyutping
  ci4 zi1zi4 ci2   pinyin
[1] the next in order or sequence; secondary
[2] inferior; lower
[3] vice; deputy (ministers, etc.)
[4] a place where one stops for rest on a trip; [n] place
[5] [v] stop at a place
[6] by; at (the feast, table, etc.); in the midst
[7] [n] grade; grading; order; sequence
[8] hypo (chemistry)
[9] time (each occasion of a recurring action or event)
[10][粵拼:ci1] the call made in the game of mahjong when a player declares the creation of a , a set of three tiles in sequence. syn.

Additional PoS: nounverb
Stroke count: 6
Level: 2
Radical: (#76)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Feb 2011 03:18

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detail  ci3 ci3   = every time; each time
detail  haa6 ci3  xia4 ci4 = the next time
detail  soeng6 ci3  shang4 ci4 = the last time
detail  mui5 ci3   = every time; each time
detail  ni1 ci3   = this time
detail  go2 ci3  ge4 ci4 = that time
detail  gam1 ci3   = this time
detail  jat1 ci3  yi1 ci4 = [1] once, [2] the first, the first time
detail  saam1 ci3  san1 ci4 = the third; the third time
detail  ji6 ci3  er4 ci4 = [1] twice, [2] the second second time
See all 85 compounds (CantoDict reports 88 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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detail 首歌好多次
I‘ve heard this song many times
detail audio 每次考試都好緊張
I am nervous every time I take a test.
detail audio 上次做錯
Last time I made a mistake.
detail audio 下次一樣
"Next time, (you do it) the same way"
[eg: when showing someone the correct way to do something.]
detail audio 次次一樣
"(do it) the same way each time"
[eg: when demonstrating how to do something]
detail audio 多謝你嘅幫襯下次再嚟過
Thank you for your business. Come back next time.
detail 每次太多
You always eat too much food!
detail 次次講大話真係大嚿衰
He tells lies to me every time... he's really obnoxious.
[大嚿衰 is specifically referencing a 大隻老.]
detail 次次講大話真係衰人
She tells lie to me every time... she's a really horrible person.
detail 次次講大話畀我聽到
He's always telling lies which I hear.
[Lit. He time time also tells-lies, also give me listen]
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