order; in sequence
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
order; sequence
literaryA literary or formal term referring to arrangement or progression.
Qǐng请
àn按
zhào照
cì次
dì第
pái排
duì队
。
Please line up in order.
Huā花
kāi开
de的
cì次
dì第
，
chūn春
tiān天
zuì最
qīng清
chu楚
。
Spring knows best the sequence in which flowers bloom.
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Zhè这
xiē些
shì事
jiàn件
fā发
shēng生
de的
cì次
dì第
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
The order in which these events occurred is very important.
adverb
one by one; in turn; successively
literaryOften used in written Chinese to describe actions happening in a sequential manner.
Bīn宾
kè客
cì次
dì第
rù入
zuò座
。
The guests took their seats one by one.
Yè夜
mù幕
jiàng降
lín临
，
wàn万
jiā家
dēng灯
huǒ火
cì次
dì第
liàng亮
qǐ起
。
As night fell, the lights of ten thousand homes lit up one after another.
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Bào报
gào告
wán完
bì毕
，
tóng同
shì事
men们
cì次
dì第
tí提
chū出
le了
wèn问
tí题
。
After the presentation finished, the colleagues raised questions in turn.