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上次

shàng cì · shang ci

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Meaning

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  1. last time
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Chess rematch

  1. Liangliang

    上次(shàngcì)下棋(xiàqí)，你(nǐ)输(shū)了(le)。

    Last time we played chess, you lost.

  2. Dengdeng

    上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)让(ràng)着(zhe)你(nǐ)。

    Last time I let you win.

  3. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)呢(ne)？

    And this time?

  4. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)也(yě)让(ràng)着(zhe)你(nǐ)。

    This time I will let you win too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)车(chē)吃(chī)了(le)？

    Then why did you capture my rook?

  6. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)我(wǒ)在(zài)让(ràng)你(nǐ)。

    Oops, I forgot I was letting you win.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)不(bu)起(qǐ)来(lái)我(wǒ)们(men)上(shàng)次(cì)见(jiàn)面(miàn)的(de)情(qíng)况(kuàng)了(le)。

I can't recall the last time we met.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

上(shàng)次(cì)开(kāi)会(huì)时(shí)他(tā)提(tí)出(chū)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)很(hěn)好(hǎo)的(de)建(jiàn)议(yì)。

Last time at the meeting, he put forward a very good suggestion.

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上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

次
cì

time (measure word for events); next in sequence; second

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