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次序 (cì xù) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

次序 (cì xù) is a Chinese word: order. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 次序

名 míng noun

order

请按照正确的次序排列这些文件。

qǐng àn zhào zhèng què de cì xù pái liè zhè xiē wén jiàn

Please arrange these documents in the correct order.

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Word breakdown

次 cì — order, rank, position in sequence

Words with this character (17)
  • 1 其次 qí cì — secondly HSK 4
    • 其 that (demonstrative indicating position in sequence)
    • 次 order, sequence (indicating second position)
    Example

    首先要努力学习，其次要保持健康。

    shǒu xiān yào nǔ lì xué xí qí cì yào bǎo chí jiàn kāng

    Firstly, you must study hard; secondly, you must stay healthy.

  • 2 再次 zài cì — again HSK 4
    • 再 again, repeat
    • 次 time, occasion
    Example

    我想再次感谢大家的支持。

    wǒ xiǎng zài cì gǎn xiè dà jiā de zhī chí

    I want to thank everyone again for their support.

  • 3 此次 cǐ cì — this time HSK 4
    • 此 this (demonstrative pronoun indicating proximity)
    • 次 time, occasion (indicating an instance or occurrence)
    Example

    此次活动吸引了很多人参加。

    cǐ cì huó dòng xī yǐn le hěn duō rén cān jiā

    This event attracted many people to participate.

  • 4 一次性 yī cì xìng — disposable HSK 5
    • 一 one (indicating single use)
    • 次 time, occasion (indicating frequency)
    • 性 nature, property (forms adjectives)
    Example

    请不要使用一次性塑料袋。

    qǐng bù yào shǐ yòng yī cì xìng sù liào dài

    Please don't use disposable plastic bags.

  • 5 首次 shǒu cì — first time HSK 5
    • 首 first, primary
    • 次 time, occurrence
    Example

    这是我首次来中国。

    zhè shì wǒ shǒu cì lái Zhōng guó

    This is my first time coming to China.

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  • 6 场次 chǎng cì — session, showing, screening HSK 6
    • 场 venue, occasion, scene (denotes the setting or event)
    • 次 time, occurrence, instance (indicates the countable aspect)
    Example

    这部电影每天有五个场次。

    zhè bù diàn yǐng měi tiān yǒu wǔ gè chǎng cì

    This movie has five showings per day.

  • 7 层次 céng cì — level HSK 6
    • 层 layer, stratum
    • 次 order, sequence
    Example

    这篇文章的层次很清晰。

    zhè piān wén zhāng de céng cì hěn qīng xī

    This article has a very clear structure.

  • 8 次数 cì shù — number of times HSK 6
    • 次 time, occurrence
    • 数 number, count
    Example

    这个月我去健身房的次数增加了。

    zhè gè yuè wǒ qù jiàn shēn fáng de cì shù zēng jiā le

    This month the number of times I went to the gym increased.

  • 9 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì — time and again HSK 7
    • 三 three (indicating multiple times)
    • 番 times/occasions (indicating instances)
    • 五 five (emphasizing repetition)
    • 次 times/instances (reinforcing repetition)
    Example

    我三番五次地提醒他，他就是不听。

    wǒ sān fān wǔ cì de tí xǐng tā tā jiù shì bù tīng

    I reminded him time and again, but he just wouldn't listen.

  • 10 人次 rén cì — person-times HSK 7
    • 人 person/people
    • 次 times/occasions
    Example

    今年博物馆接待游客超过一百万人次。

    jīn nián bó wù guǎn jiē dài yóu kè chāo guò yī bǎi wàn rén cì

    This year the museum received over one million person-times.

  • 11 依次 yī cì — in order HSK 7
    • 依 according to, following
    • 次 order, sequence
    Example

    学生们依次进入教室。

    xué shēng men yī cì jìn rù jiào shì

    The students enter the classroom in order.

  • 12 名次 míng cì — ranking HSK 7
    • 名 name, position, rank
    • 次 order, sequence, place
    Example

    她的考试名次提高了很多。

    tā de kǎo shì míng cì tí gāo le hěn duō

    Her exam ranking improved a lot.

  • 13 屡次 lǚ cì — repeatedly HSK 7
    • 屡 repeatedly, time after time
    • 次 times, occasions
    Example

    他屡次尝试,终于成功了。

    tā lǚ cì cháng shì zhōng yú chéng gōng le

    He tried repeatedly and finally succeeded.

  • 14 档次 dàng cì — grade, class, level HSK 7
    • 档 grade, tier (classification level)
    • 次 rank, order (hierarchical position)
    Example

    这家餐厅档次很高。

    zhè jiā cān tīng dàng cì hěn gāo

    This restaurant is very high-class.

  • 15 次品 cì pǐn — defective product HSK 7
    • 次 substandard, inferior
    • 品 product, goods
    Example

    这批货里有很多次品。

    zhè pī huò lǐ yǒu hěn duō cì pǐn

    There are many defective products in this batch.

  • 16 次日 cì rì — the next day HSK 7
    • 次 next, following (in sequence)
    • 日 day
    Example

    次日清晨，他就出发了。

    cì rì qīng chén tā jiù chū fā le

    The next day at dawn, he set out.

  • 17 次要 cì yào — secondary HSK 7
    • 次 secondary, subordinate in rank or importance
    • 要 important, essential (modifying the level of importance)
    Example

    这是次要问题，我们先解决主要问题。

    zhè shì cì yào wèn tí wǒ men xiān jiě jué zhǔ yào wèn tí

    This is a secondary issue, let's solve the main problem first.

序 xù — sequence, orderly arrangement

Words with this character (9)
  • 1 顺序 shùn xù — order, sequence HSK 4
    • 顺 following in succession, sequential
    • 序 order, arrangement, sequence
    Example

    请按照正确的顺序排列这些文件。

    qǐng àn zhào zhèng què de shùn xù pái liè zhè xiē wén jiàn

    Please arrange these documents in the correct order.

  • 2 程序 chéng xù — procedure HSK 5
    • 程 process, course
    • 序 order, sequence
    Example

    请按照正常程序办理。

    qǐng àn zhào zhèng cháng chéng xù bàn lǐ

    Please handle it according to normal procedures.

  • 3 工序 gōng xù — working procedure HSK 6
    • 工 work, manufacturing
    • 序 sequence, step in order
    Example

    这个产品需要经过十个工序才能完成。

    zhè ge chǎn pǐn xū yào jīng guò shí ge gōng xù cái néng wán chéng

    This product needs to go through ten working procedures to be completed.

  • 4 有序 yǒu xù — orderly HSK 6
    • 有 having, possessing (indicates the presence of order)
    • 序 order, sequence (the quality of being organized)
    Example

    市民有序地排队等候。

    shì mín yǒu xù de pái duì děng hòu

    Citizens queue up in an orderly manner.

  • 5 秩序 zhì xù — order HSK 6
    • 秩 rank, systematic arrangement
    • 序 sequence, proper arrangement
    Example

    这个城市的交通秩序很好。

    zhè ge chéng shì de jiāo tōng zhì xù hěn hǎo

    This city's traffic order is very good.

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  • 6 序列 xù liè — sequence HSK 7
    • 序 order, ordering principle
    • 列 arrangement, array, listing
    Example

    请按照正确的序列排列这些数字。

    qǐng àn zhào zhèng què de xù liè pái liè zhè xiē shù zì

    Please arrange these numbers in the correct sequence.

  • 7 序幕 xù mù — prologue HSK 7
    • 序 preface, beginning, opening
    • 幕 curtain, act, scene
    Example

    这场战争只是历史悲剧的序幕。

    zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng zhǐ shì lì shǐ bēi jù de xù mù

    This war was only the prologue to a historical tragedy.

  • 8 序言 xù yán — preface HSK 7
    • 序 preface, order (indicating something that comes before)
    • 言 words, speech (the textual content)
    Example

    作者在序言中说明了写作意图。

    zuò zhě zài xù yán zhōng shuō míng le xiě zuò yì tú

    The author explained the writing intention in the preface.

  • 9 循序渐进 xún xù jiàn jìn — step by step HSK 7
    • 循 follow, adhere to
    • 序 order, sequence
    • 渐 gradually, progressively
    • 进 advance, progress
    Example

    学习外语要循序渐进，不能急于求成。

    xué xí wài yǔ yào xún xù jiàn jìn bù néng jí yú qiú chéng

    Learning a foreign language requires a step-by-step approach; you can't rush for quick results.

Structure & writing
1 次 cì — order; rank
次 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 4
羡 xiàn to envy, to admire and desire 资 zī money; expenses
HSK 5
咨 zī to consult or inquire of others 姿 zī appearance; looks
HSK 6
瓷 cí porcelain (material fired from kaolin clay, finer and harder than earthenware)
HSK 7
盗 dào to steal; to rob

consists of

1.1 冫 bīng — ice radical
冫 is a component in 19 characters
HSK 1
冷 lěng cold; low in temperature (opposite of 热)
HSK 2
准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion 次 cì order; rank
HSK 3
冰 bīng ice; solid water formed at or below 0°C 决 jué to breach (of a dike); originally to channel water, later to have a dike broken open by water 净 jìng clean; neat 凉 liáng cool; slightly cold (of weather, milder than 冷) 凌 líng to bully, oppress, or humiliate
HSK 4
况 kuàng situation; condition 减 jiǎn to subtract or remove a part from a whole
HSK 5
冲 chōng to pour boiling water over; (of water current) to strike against 冻 dòng to freeze (of a liquid or water-containing substance) 弱 ruò weak in strength or power (opposite of 强)
HSK 6
匀 yún even, uniform; to make even
HSK 7
冶 yě to smelt (metal) 凄 qī cool; cold 凋 diāo withered, faded 凑 còu to piece together; to gather 凝 níng to congeal; (of liquid) to solidify due to cold or heat, or (of gas) to liquefy due to lower temperature or higher pressure
1.2 欠 qiàn — to yawn (open the mouth when tired)
欠 is a component in 18 characters
HSK 1
欢 huān joyful, happy 歌 gē song; lyrics that can be sung
HSK 2
次 cì order; rank
HSK 3
饮 yǐn to drink; especially to drink alcohol
HSK 4
吹 chuī to blow (air from the mouth) 歉 qiàn poor harvest (opposite of 丰)
HSK 5
欣 xīn joyful, delighted 欧 Ōu 款 kuǎn sincere; hospitable 软 ruǎn soft, not firm (opposite of 硬)
HSK 6
欲 yù desire; craving for something or wish to achieve a goal 欺 qī to deceive, to cheat 歇 xiē to rest 砍 kǎn to chop or hack with a knife, axe, etc.
HSK 7
坎 kǎn one of the Eight Trigrams, symbol '☵', representing water 嵌 qiàn to inlay; to embed a smaller piece into a recess of a larger object (often decorative) 炊 chuī to cook (a meal), to make a fire for cooking 钦 qīn to admire; to respect

Stroke order

2 序 xù — order; sequence

序 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
HSK 1
床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store
HSK 3
应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources
HSK 4
庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times
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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth
HSK 5
席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay
HSK 6
庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves
HSK 7
唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre
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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)
2.2 予 yǔ — to give, to grant
予 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 2
舒 shū to stretch out; to unfold; to relieve (tension or stuffiness)
HSK 4
序 xù order; sequence 预 yù in advance; beforehand
HSK 5
豫 yù joyful, happy
HSK 6
野 yě open country; outskirts; countryside
HSK 7
抒 shū to express, to give free rein to (one's feelings or opinions)

Stroke order