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下次

xià cì · xia ci

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  1. next time
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Too much salt

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)汤(tāng)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)咸(xián)？

    Why is this soup so salty?

  2. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)放(fàng)了(le)三(sān)勺(sháo)盐(yán)。

    Sorry, I put in three spoons of salt.

  3. Liangliang

    下次(xiàcì)少(shǎo)放(fàng)一点(yīdiǎn)吧(ba)。

    Next time, use a little less.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，下次(xiàcì)我(wǒ)先(xiān)尝(cháng)一口(yīkǒu)。

    OK. Next time I will taste it first.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)这碗(zhèwǎn)汤(tāng)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    So what do we do with today's bowl?

  6. Dengdeng

    加(jiā)点(diǎn)水(shuǐ)，就是(jiùshì)下次(xiàcì)的(de)汤(tāng)！

    Add water, and it is next time's soup!

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01

我(wǒ)希(xī)望(wàng)下(xià)次(cì)你(nǐ)会(huì)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)点(diǎn)。

I hope next time you'll be more careful.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

下(xià)次(cì)该(gāi)轮(lún)到(dào)我(wǒ)开(kāi)车(chē)了(le)。

It's my turn to drive next.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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下
xià

down; downwards

次
cì

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

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