HSK 1 · How much & how often

次

cì

time (occurrence)

Stroke order of 次

次 is written with 6 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Yawn '欠' twice '冫' — each time counts as one occurrence.

Parts: 冫 two strokes (ice) + 欠 yawn

Example sentence

我去过北京三次。

I have been to Beijing three times.

Words with 次

上次last time 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 上次last time 下次next time 最后finally; last

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