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  ci3   jyutping
  ci4   pinyin
[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: (#76)

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

This word has been viewed 17724 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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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
detail  loeng5 ci3  liang3 ci4 = twice, variant of 二次
detail  zoi3 ci3  zai4 ci4 = once more, again
detail  do1 ci3  duo1 ci4 = many times, repeatedly
detail  gei2 ci3  ji3 ci4 = several times
detail  dai6 jat1 ci3  di4 yi1 ci4 = [1] first, first time; [2] number one
detail  jan4 ci3  ren2 ci4 = person-count; attendances; attendance count
detail  jyu5 mou4 leon4 ci3   = to utter nonsense
detail  ji6 ci3 fong1   = The Square of a Number. (Arithmetic)
detail  dai6 jat1 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3   = World War I; the First World War
detail  dai6 ji6 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3  di4 er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4 = World War II; the Second World War
detail  ze2 ci3  zhe4 ci4 = this time
detail  naa5 ci3  na4 ci4 = that time
detail  saam1 faan1 sei3 ci3  san1 fan1 si4 ci4 = (to do sth.) over and over again
detail  ji1 ci3  yi1 ci4 = in the correct order; one by one
detail  haa6 jat1 ci3  xia4 yi1 ci4 = next time
detail  ci3 jiu3  ci4 yao4 = secondary, minor, unimportant
detail  ci3 sou3  ci4 shu4 = frequency; number of times
detail  ci3 zeoi6  ci4 xu4 = sequence; order
detail  ci3 ban2  ci4 pin3 = defective products; inferior goods
detail  cang4 ci3  ceng2 ci4 = level; stage; phase; arrangement of ideas
detail  kei4 ci3  qi2 ci4 = next; secondly
detail  dong3 ci3  dang4 ci4 = quality; level; grade
detail  baan1 ci3  ban1 ci4 = order of classes or grades at school; number of runs or flights; generation name
detail  sau2 ci3  shou3 ci4 = for the first time
detail  zyu2 ci3   = primary and secondary
detail  ci3 zi1   = take second place
detail  hou2 do1 ci3   = many times
detail  dai6 ci3   = next time
detail  jat1 ci3 gwo3  yi1 ci4 guo4 = at one stroke
detail  tau4 jat1 ci3   = the first time
detail  saam1 ci3 kuk1 sin3  san1 ci4 qu1 xian4 = (geom.) cubic curve
detail  ming4 ci3  ming2 ci4 = position; ranking
detail  co1 ci3 dik1  chu1 ci4 de5 = [adj] maiden
detail  co1 ci3 dik1 jin2 ceot1  chu1 ci4 de5 yan3 chu1 = [n.] premiere
detail  zoi3 jat1 ci3  zai4 yi1 ci4 = again
detail  ji6 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3  er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4 = World War Two
detail  dai6 jat1 go3 cang4 ci3  di4 yi1 ge4 ceng2 ci4 = the first stage
detail  ze2 ci3 ngai4 gei1  zhe4 ci4 wei1 ji1 = present crisis; current crisis
detail  sau2 ci3 go3 jan4 jin2 coeng3 wui6*2   = debut concert
detail  sap6 ci3 jau5 gau2 ci3   = "nine times out of ten"
detail  ci3 cung5 loeng6 kap1  ci4 zhong4 liang4 ji2 = [n] (boxing) middle heavyweight
detail  aai1 ci3  ai1 ci4 = one after another; in turn; one by one
detail  ci2 ci3  ci3 ci4 = this time
detail  leoi5 ci3  lv3 ci4 = repeatedly; time and again
detail ;  jat1 ci3 hei2 ;loeng5 ci3 zi2   = can do once, and not again
detail N  N ci3   = umpteen times
detail 退  teoi3 ji4 kau4 kei4 ci3  tui4 er2 qiu2 qi2 ci4 = next best thing
detail  jat1 ci3 sing3  yi1 ci4 xing4 = single-use (product); non-reusable, non-recyclable
detail  bat1 waak6 ci3 zeoi6   = stroke order
detail  ci3 fo3  ci4 huo4 = bad quality goods; inferior quality goods
detail  ci3 on3 kit3 taai3 fun2  ci4 an4 jie1 dai4 kuan3 = sub-prime mortgage loan
detail  ci3 fong1  ci1 fang1 = [mathematics] to the power of
detail  soeng6 sing1 ci3 zeoi6  shang4 sheng1 ci4 xu4 = ascending order
detail  co1 ci3  chu1 ci4 = the first time
detail  gan2 ci3 jyu1  jin3 ci4 yu2 = second to; next-best
detail  ji5 ci3  yi3 ci4 = 1.in right order; in correct order; in proper order 2. the following
detail  jat1 ci3 bun3 ci3  yi1 ci4 ban4 ci4 = once or twice
detail  baan2 ci3  ban3 ci4 = edition, the order / number of the edition
detail  si6 ci3  shi4 ci4 = this time
detail  jau1 sin1 ci3 zeoi6  you1 xian1 zhi4 xu4 = order of priority
detail  ji6 ci3 daai6 zin3  er4 ci4 da4 zhan4 = World War II
detail  ji6 ci3 kuk1 sin3  er4 ci4 qu1 xian4 = (geom.) quadratic curve; (geom.) conic
detail  ji6 ci3 kuk1 min6  er4 ci4 qu1 mian4 = (geom.) quadric surface
detail  gwok3 mou6 ci3 hing1  guo2 wu4 ci4 qing1 = Under Secretary of State
detail  do1 cang4 ci3 fan1 sik1 mou4 jing4  duo1 ceng2 ci4 fen1 xi1 mo2 xing2 = multilevel analysis model
detail n  n-ci3 gan1  n ci4 gen1 = [math.] n th root, nth root
detail  jat1 ci3 fong1 cing4  yi1 ci4 fang1 cheng2 = [math.] linear equation
detail  ji6 ci3 do1 hong6 sik1  er4 ci4 duo1 xiang4 shi4 = [math.] quadratic polynomial
detail  ji6 ci3 fong1 cing4 sik1  er4 ci4 fang1 cheng2 shi4 = [math.] quadratic equation
detail  sei3 ci3 fong1 gan1  si4 ci4 fang1 gen1 = [math.] fourth root
detail  dai6 sing1 ci3 zeoi6  di4 sheng1 ci4 xu4 = [math.] ascending powers
detail  dai6 gong3 ci3 zeoi6  di4 jiang4 ci4 xu4 = [math.] descending powers
detail  ji6 ci3 gan1  er4 ci4 gen1 = [math.] square root
detail  sau2 ci3 zyu3 si6 si4 gaan1*3  shou3 ci4 zhu4 shi4 shi2 jian1 = first fixation duration
detail  jyu4 ci3  yu2 ci4 = Yuci (city in Shanxi)
detail  saam1 ci3 fong1 cing4  san1 ci4 fang1 cheng2 = [math.] cubic equation
detail  leon4 ci3 zit3 bei3  lin2 ci4 jie2 [TW] / zhi4 [PRC] bi4[TW] / bi3 [PRC] = row after row of houses; row upon row of buildings
detail  ji6 ci3 cong3 zok3   = derivative works

Showing all 27 examples containing 次
detail 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]
detail 今次案件真係棘手
The case I'm working on is very thorny.
[Lit. This time [possessive particle] case really very problematic.]
detail 每一兩次
I dye my hair twice a year.
[Lit. I each one year dye two times hair. Note how the verb and object are split up by the frequency phrase.]
detail 上次考試真係攞命
The last exam was a real killer.
detail 每次見到都係講緊電話
He's speaking on the phone whenever I see him.
[English "whenever" = Cantonese "every time" (每次) + "is always" (都係)]
detail audio 上次計數
I still haven't gotten even with you!
[for that thing you did before]
detail 今次比賽我哋全軍覆沒
During the competition, our team was completely annihilated by theirs.
detail 通常𨂾一個禮拜facial一次
I usually go for facial once every week.
detail 今次婚禮場面認真巴閉
The wedding ceremony was really grand
detail audio 誠意勉為其難原諒你呢
Since you’re so sincere, I’ll reluctantly forgive you just this once!
detail audio 點解次次波餅
I didn't do anything to piss you off. Why are you throwing/kicking/[whatever action is appropriate] the ball at my body every time?
[Alternative translation: There's no grudge between us, why are you hitting me with the balls that you return?]
detail 老師我哋參觀二次大戰博物館軍人塚
The teacher brought us to the museum and memorial tombs of World War II.
detail audio 今次環遊世界大開眼界
Traveling around the world really expanded my horizons.
detail 今次你好嘢不過下次冇咁好彩
You got away this time, but you won't be so lucky next time!
detail 今次舞蹈演出婀娜多姿舞蹈家非常水準
This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent!
detail 今次真係有排煩
Now you've got a whole bunch of problems.
[Lit. This-time you really have unending problems.]
detail 每一都會兩次
I always dye my hair twice per year.
detail 其實掟煲但係因為次次所以而家唔敢分手
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
[Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]

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