次cìclassifier for enumerated events: time

1. 1.

   classifier for enumerated events: timemeasure word

2. 2.

   next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc)adjective

• 次classifier for enumerated events: time

次 counts how many times an action occurs; another verbal measure stresses doing something all the way through from start to finish, but that is a separate word not covered here.

1. HSK 2

   我们去过两次。

   Wǒmen qù guo liǎng cì.

   We've been there twice.

2. HSK 1

   我问了他很多次。

   Wǒ wèn le tā hěn duō cì.

   I've asked him many times.

3. HSK 1

   我们下次再来。

   Wǒmen xià cì zài lái.

   We'll come again next time.

4. HSK 1

   这次很好。

   Zhè cì hěn hǎo.

   This time was very good.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你去过几次？

   Nǐ qù guo jǐ cì?

   How many times have you been?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我去过两次。

   Wǒ qù guo liǎng cì.

   I've been twice.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   这次好吗？

   Zhè cì hǎo ma?

   Was this time good?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   这次很好。

   Zhè cì hěn hǎo.

   This time was very good.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   我们下次再来好吗？

   Wǒmen xià cì zài lái hǎo ma?

   Shall we come again next time?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   好，下次见。

   Hǎo, xià cì jiàn.

   Okay, see you next time.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我们去过两___。

   A次B个C的
2. 2.Which means "next time"?

   A上次B下次C这次
3. 3.Fill in the blank: ___次很好。

   A这B很C也

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Related words

• 再zàiagain; once more; re-HSK 1
• 去qùto goHSK 1
• 看kànto see; to look atHSK 1
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to sayHSK 1
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below; underHSK 1
• 上shàng(noun suffix) on; aboveHSK 1

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