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其次

qí cì · qi ci

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. next
  2. secondly
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Picking a restaurant

  1. Dengdeng

    选(xuǎn)饭馆(fànguǎn)，首先(shǒuxiān)要(yào)好吃(hǎochī)，其次(qícì)要(yào)便宜(piányi)。

    When choosing a restaurant, first it must be tasty, second cheap.

  2. Liangliang

    其次(qícì)？我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)其次(qícì)是(shì)离(lí)家(jiā)近(jìn)。

    Second? I think second is being close to home.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)第三(dìsān)呢(ne)？

    Then what is third?

  4. Liangliang

    第三(dìsān)是(shì)有(yǒu)空位(kōngwèi)。

    Third is having a free table.

  5. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)人(rén)这么(zhème)多(duō)，有(yǒu)空位(kōngwèi)最(zuì)重要(zhòngyào)，其次(qícì)才(cái)是(shì)好吃(hǎochī)。

    Today there are so many people. A free table matters most, tasty comes second.

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01

种(zhòng)一(yì)棵(kē)树(shù)，最(zuì)好(hǎo)的(de)时(shí)间(jiān)是(shì)20年(nián)前(qián)，其(qí)次(cì)是(shì)现(xiàn)在(zài)。

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

首(shǒu)先(xiān)要(yào)注(zhù)意(yì)安(ān)全(quán)，其(qí)次(cì)才(cái)是(shì)速(sù)度(dù)。

First pay attention to safety; speed comes second.

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其
qí

his; her

次
cì

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

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