(xià cì) - next time in Mandarin
xiàcìTraditional: 下次
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Translation
next time
Word origin
A two-character compound meaning next time. 下 (xià) 'next, below' joins 次 (cì) 'time, occasion, order'. 次 has the 欠 'breath' radical with 二 'two' suggesting sequence.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 下 (xià, 'next') + 次 (cì, 'occasion')
Stroke order
下
次
Examples
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See you next time.
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Next time I will be more careful.
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Come to my place next time.
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Don't be late again next time.
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I'll buy you dinner next time.
下次 (xià cì) means next time.
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