cì
旅次
order; stopover; second
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Meanings
4 senses · 8 examplesnoun
order; sequence; position
Refers to a place in a series or sequence.
Tā他
kǎo考
shì试
dé得
le了
dì第
yī一
míng名
。
He got first place in the exam.
Qǐng请
àn按
cì次
xù序
pái排
duì队
。
Please line up in order.
classifier
(classifier) number of times; occurrence
A common measure word for counting occurrences.
Wǒ我
qù去
guo过
Běi北
jīng京
liǎng两
cì次
。
I've been to Beijing twice.
Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
dì第
yī一
cì次
cháng尝
shì试
。
This is my first time trying.
adjective
second; next in order; inferior
Describes something of second rank or lesser quality.
Zhè这
shì是
cì次
yào要
wèn问
tí题
。
This is a secondary issue.
Cì次
pǐn品
bù不
néng能
chū出
shòu售
。
Substandard goods cannot be sold.
noun
stopover; temporary lodging during a journey
literaryThis sense is literary and appears in compounds like 旅次. It specifically refers to a place where one stays overnight or rests while traveling.
Kè客
zǐ子
guāng光
yīn阴
shī诗
juàn卷
lǐ里
，
xìng杏
huā花
xiāo消
xi息
yǔ雨
shēng声
zhōng中
。
（
Chén陈
yǔ与
yì义
《
Lín临
jiāng江
xiān仙
·
Yè夜
dēng登
xiǎo小
gé阁
yì忆
luò洛
zhōng中
jiù旧
yóu游
》
）
The traveler's time is spent among poetry volumes, news of apricot blossoms comes in the sound of rain.
Jīn今
wǎn晚
de的
lǚ旅
cì次
shì是
yī一
jiā家
xiǎo小
kè客
zhàn栈
。
Tonight's stopover is a small inn.