HSK 1 · How much & how often

下次

xià cì

next time

Stroke order of 下次

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

下 · 3 strokes 次 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

下 puts a mark below the line, coming later; 次 counts the occasion.

Parts: 下 next + 次 occasion

The characters in 下次

下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)
次 cì — time (occurrence) (6 strokes)

Example sentence

下次我请你吃饭。

Next time I'll treat you to a meal.

Words with 下

下午afternoon 楼下downstairs 下课class is over 下班to get off work 下车to get off (a vehicle)坐下to sit down 下down; under; below 下边below; bottom 下雨to rain 一下儿(once; a bit)下雪to snow 零下below zero 下周next week 接下来next; following 以下below; less than 放下to put down 留下to stay; to leave behind 一下a bit; once

Words with 次

次time (occurrence)上次last 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)上次last time 最后finally; last

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