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次日 (cì rì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

次日 (cì rì) is a Chinese word: the next day. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 次日

名 míng noun

the next day

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.

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Word breakdown

次 cì — next, following (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 次序 cì xù — order HSK 7
    • 次 order, rank, position in sequence
    • 序 sequence, orderly arrangement
    Example

    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.

  • 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.

日 rì — day

Words with this character (37)
  • 1 星期日 xīng qī rì — Sunday HSK 1
    • 星 star; part of 'week' (星期), relating to celestial bodies
    • 期 period; combined with 星 to form 'week'
    • 日 sun/day; designates Sunday (the sun's day)
    Example

    他每个星期日都休息。

    tā měi ge xīng qī rì dōu xiū xi

    He rests every Sunday.

  • 2 生日 shēng rì — birthday HSK 2
    • 生 birth; to be born
    • 日 day
    Example

    今天是我的生日。

    jīn tiān shì wǒ de shēng rì

    Today is my birthday.

  • 3 工作日 gōng zuò rì — workday HSK 3
    • 工 work, labor
    • 作 do, make (completes 'work')
    • 日 day
    Example

    工作日我通常七点起床。

    gōng zuò rì wǒ tōng cháng qī diǎn qǐ chuáng

    On workdays I usually get up at seven o'clock.

  • 4 节日 jié rì — festival HSK 3
    • 节 festival, special occasion
    • 日 day
    Example

    春节是中国最重要的传统节日。

    Chūn Jié shì Zhōng guó zuì zhòng yào de chuán tǒng jié rì

    Spring Festival is China's most important traditional festival.

  • 5 假日 jià rì — holiday HSK 4
    Example

    假日里，我喜欢和家人一起旅游。

    jià rì lǐ wǒ xǐ huan hé jiā rén yì qǐ lǚ yóu

    On holidays, I like to travel with my family.

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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 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
HSK 1
早 zǎo morning 时 shí time; a relatively long period of time during which matter continuously changes or develops 明 míng bright; light (opposite of "dark") 星 xīng stars twinkling in the night sky 昨 zuó yesterday
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晚 wǎn evening; night 间 jiān between; the space where two periods of time or things meet
HSK 2
晴 qíng clear, sunny (of sky or weather; opposite of overcast) 最 zuì most; -est (superlative degree)
HSK 3
冒 mào to rise; to emerge; to come out 复 fù to repeat; to do more than once 旧 jiù old; outdated (opposite of '新') 易 yì easy; not difficult (opposite of 难) 照 zhào (of light) shine on an object
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者 zhě particle after adjectives or verbs indicating a person or thing with that quality or doing that action 阳 yáng yang, one of the two opposing forces in Chinese philosophy (opposite of 阴) 音 yīn sound; pronunciation 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)
HSK 4
厚 hòu thick (of a flat object, opposite of 薄) 晨 chén early morning; dawn; sometimes broadly referring to the period from midnight to noon 普 pǔ universal; widespread 景 jǐng situation; circumstance 暂 zàn brief, short in time (opposite of 久)
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暑 shǔ hot, sweltering (opposite of 寒) 暖 nuǎn warm, neither cold nor hot
HSK 5
旦 dàn dawn; early morning 昆 kūn (class.) elder brother 映 yìng to reflect (an image via light) 显 xiǎn visible; obvious; evident 晒 shài （of the sun）to shine on something
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智 zhì wise; intelligent 暗 àn dark, dim (opposite of 明) 暴 bào sudden and violent; fierce and swift 替 tì to replace; to substitute
HSK 6
宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together 旬 xún a period of ten days; a month has three such periods: upper, middle, and lower 旱 hàn drought; dry (opposite of 涝) 昂 áng to raise high, to hold up 晕 yūn to faint; to lose consciousness
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晰 xī clear, distinct 晾 liàng to dry clothes in the sun or in a ventilated place 踏 tà to step on; to go to a place in person
HSK 7
嗜 shì to love, to have a particular fondness for 塌 tā to collapse, cave in 捏 niē to pinch (with thumb and fingers) 旨 zhǐ delicious; tasty 旭 xù (lit.) the first rays of the morning sun
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旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 昌 chāng prosperous; flourishing 昏 hūn dusk; twilight 昔 xī the past; former times (opposite of 今) 昧 mèi confused; ignorant 晃 huàng to shake, to sway 晋 jìn to advance, move forward or upward 晓 xiǎo dawn, daybreak 晤 wù to meet, to see (someone) 晶 jīng bright; luminous 暄 xuān (lit.) warm (of sunlight); pleasantly warm 暧 ài (lit.) dim, obscure (of sunlight) 暮 mù dusk, the time of sunset 曙 shǔ dawn; daybreak 曝 bào used in "曝光": ① (photography) exposure of film or photosensitive paper to light; ② (figurative) to expose hidden matters to public 莫 mò (lit.) no one; nothing 蹋 tà to tread on; to step on 隙 xì crack; crevice 鲁 lǔ dull; stupid

日 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order