上次
HSK 1 (2021)
上次 (shàngcì) · last time
上次 (shàngcì) means “last time”. It is written with 2 characters: 上 (on) + 次 (measure word for times). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 上次 is built
The characters
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
次 cì · measure word for times
What 次 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
上次我们在北京见面。Shàngcì wǒmen zài Běijīng jiànmiàn.Last time we met in Beijing.
你上次考得怎么样？Nǐ shàngcì kǎo de zěnmeyàng?How did you do on the last exam?
Questions about 上次
What does 上次 mean?
上次 (shàngcì) means “last time”.
How do you pronounce 上次?
上次 is pronounced shàngcì.
Which HSK level is 上次?
上次 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 关上guānshàngto close
- 楼上lóushàngupstairs
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 马上mǎshàngimmediately
- 上班shàngbānto go to work
- 上边shàngbianabove
- 上车shàngchēto get on a vehicle
- 上课shàngkèto have class
Learn 上次 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.