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(xià cì) - next time in Mandarin

xià

Traditional: 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

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Examples

See you next time.

Next time I will be more careful.

Come to my place next time.

Don't be late again next time.

I'll buy you dinner next time.

下次 (xià cì) means next time.

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This word is part of lesson 20.