百
Bǎi
100, hundred
次 (cì) — how to say "time" in Chinese
次
Time (classifier for events, actions); next
Radicals / Keys
欠
Lack
#76 · qiàn · 4 strokes
Collocations
两次
liǎng cì
two times
第一次
dì yī cì
the first time
Examples
我去过北京两次，还想再去一次。
I've been to Beijing twice and want to go again.
我来过两次
I've been here twice.
Mnemonic
[ci-] City the Cat is an artist painting a mural with the character 次. As he adds the final 次 "brush stroke" with a flourish 🎨, he tells his audience, "Each 次 time, my art gets better!" The crowd watches eagerly for his next masterpiece.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "time" in Chinese?
"time" in Chinese is 次 (cì).
What does 次 mean in English?
次 (cì) means "Time (classifier for events, actions); next".
How is 次 pronounced?
It is pronounced cì (written as ci). The page has audio recorded by a native speaker.
How do you write "time" in Chinese characters?
It is written 次.
What HSK level is 次?
次 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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