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顺序

shùn xù · shun xu

Traditional 順序

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. sequence
  2. order
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Who goes first

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)按(àn)什么(shénme)顺序(shùnxù)坐船(zuòchuán)？

    In what order do we take the boat?

  2. Dengdeng

    按(àn)先来后到(xiānláihòudào)的(de)顺序(shùnxù)，我(wǒ)第一个(dìyīgè)到(dào)！

    By who came first. I arrived first!

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)就(jiù)来(lái)了(le)！

    But I came yesterday.

  4. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)不(bù)算(suàn)，只(zhǐ)看(kàn)今天(jīntiān)的(de)顺序(shùnxù)！

    Yesterday does not count. Only today's order matters.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)第二个(dìèrgè)！

    Fine, I'll be second.

  6. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)今天(jīntiān)不(bù)开船(kāichuán)了(le)！

    The owner says no boats today!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)该(gāi)把(bǎ)学(xué)生(sheng)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)跟(gēn)着(zhe)字(zì)母(mǔ)顺(shùn)序(xù)来(lái)安(ān)排(pái)。

We ought to sort the students' names alphabetically.

Tatoeba: Chinese by svhschinese · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

清(qīng)单(dān)依(yī)字(zì)母(mǔ)顺(shùn)序(xù)排(pái)序(xù)。

The list was in alphabetical order.

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

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