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次

cì · ci

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Meaning

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  1. next in sequence
  2. second
  3. the second (day, time etc)
  4. secondary
  5. vice-
  6. sub-
  7. infra-
  8. inferior quality
  9. substandard
  10. order
  11. sequence
  12. hypo- (chemistry)
  13. classifier for enumerated events: time
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Three times, never climbed

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)去(qù)过(guò)几(jǐ)次(cì)长城(chángchéng)？

    How many times have you been to the Great Wall?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)过(guò)三(sān)次(cì)。

    I have been three times.

  3. Liangliang

    三(sān)次(cì)？每(měi)次(cì)都(dōu)爬(pá)到(dào)最(zuì)上面(shàngmiàn)吗(ma)？

    Three times? Did you climb to the top every time?

  4. Dengdeng

    不(bù)，每(měi)次(cì)我(wǒ)都(dōu)在(zài)下面(xiàmiàn)吃(chī)东西(dōngxi)。

    No, every time I stayed at the bottom and ate.

  5. Liangliang

    三(sān)次(cì)都(dōu)没(méi)爬(pá)？

    You did not climb in all three?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。下(xià)次(cì)我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)爬(pá)。

    Right. Next time I will not climb either.

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2 examples
01

不(bù)管(guǎn)我(wǒ)跟(gēn)她(tā)说(shuō)了(le)多(duō)少(shǎo)次(cì)，她(tā)还(hái)是(shì)继(jì)续(xù)犯(fàn)同(tóng)样(yàng)的(de)错(cuò)误(wù)。

No matter how often I tell her, she keeps making the same mistake.

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

02

我(wǒ)去(qù)过(guò)北(běi)京(jīng)三(sān)次(cì)，每(měi)次(cì)都(dōu)很(hěn)开(kāi)心(xīn)。

I have been to Beijing three times, and I was happy each time.

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