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层次

céng cì · ceng ci

Traditional 層次

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. layer
  2. level
  3. gradation
  4. arrangement of ideas
  5. (a person's) standing
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Layers of mountains

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)这(zhè)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)，山(shān)很(hěn)有(yǒu)层次(céngcì)。

    Look at this photo. The mountains have a lot of depth.

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，远处(yuǎnchù)的(de)山(shān)颜色(yánsè)浅(qiǎn)，近处(jìnchù)的(de)深(shēn)。

    Yes, the far mountains are light and the near ones are dark.

  3. Liangliang

    这样(zhèyàng)看(kàn)起来(qǐlai)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)层次(céngcì)。

    So it looks like it has many layers.

  4. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)是(shì)因为(yīnwèi)有(yǒu)雾(wù)。

    Actually it is because of the fog.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)层次(céngcì)是(shì)雾(wù)给(gěi)的(de)，不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)拍出来(pāichūlái)的(de)。

    The fog gave that depth, not my photography.

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，雾(wù)也(yě)是(shì)风景(fēngjǐng)的(de)一部分(yībùfen)。

    No problem. Fog is part of the scenery too.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)幅(fú)画(huà)的(de)色(sè)彩(cǎi)层(céng)次(cì)分(fēn)明(míng)，远(yuǎn)近(jìn)关(guān)系(xì)很(hěn)清(qīng)楚(chu)。

The colors in this painting are clearly layered, and the sense of depth is very clear.

02

这(zhè)篇(piān)文(wén)章(zhāng)的(de)层(céng)次(cì)安(ān)排(pái)合(hé)理(lǐ)，读(dú)起(qǐ)来(lái)很(hěn)顺(shùn)畅(chàng)。

The organization of this article is reasonable, and it reads very smoothly.

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