(měi cì) - every time, each time in Mandarin

měicì

Traditional: 每次

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Translation

every time, each time

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Word origin

每次 (měi cì) 'every time' joins 每 'each, every' with 次 'time, occasion'. 次 is a phono-semantic compound of 冫(ice) and 欠 (a person yawning), used for ordinal occasions.

Origin
compound
Root
每 (every) + 次 (time, occasion)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 每

每

Stroke order for 次

次

Examples

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Every time I see her I am happy.

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It is like this every time.

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Every time he sits an exam he comes first.

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Every time we meet I'm happy.

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Every time it rains he is late.

每次 (měi cì) means every time or each time.

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This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 2: 每次, 道歉, 严重 and 7 more words.