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HSK 1 · How much & how often

上次

shàng cì

last time

Stroke order of 上次

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

上 · 3 strokes次 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

上 puts a mark above the line, earlier; 次 has 冫 ice-cold 欠 yawning, the previous turn.

Parts: 上 previous + 次 occasion

The characters in 上次

  • 上 shàng — up; on; above (3 strokes)
  • 次 cì — time (occurrence) (6 strokes)

Example sentence

上次你去哪儿了？

Where did you go last time?

Words with 上

上午morning (before noon)早上early morning晚上evening楼上upstairs上学to go to school上课to attend class上班to go to work身上on the body; on (one)上网to go online网上online上车to get on (a vehicle)车上in the car; on the bus路上on the way上up; on; above上边above; top地上on the ground关上to close; to turn off马上immediately; right away

Words with 次

次time (occurrence)下次next time其次secondly; next

More words: How much & how often

很very太too (much); extremely非常very; extremely最most最好best; had better一点儿a little常often常常often有时sometimes有时候sometimes次time (occurrence)下次next time最后finally; last

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