下次
HSK 1 (2021)
下次 (xiàcì) · next time
下次 (xiàcì) means “next time”. It is written with 2 characters: 下 (down) + 次 (measure word for times). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 下次 is built
The characters
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (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
下次我们一起去。Xiàcì wǒmen yīqǐ qù.Next time let's go together.
下次你什么时候来？Xiàcì nǐ shénme shíhou lái?When will you come next time?
Questions about 下次
What does 下次 mean?
下次 (xiàcì) means “next time”.
How do you pronounce 下次?
下次 is pronounced xiàcì.
Which HSK level is 下次?
下次 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 下边xiàbianbelow
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
- 下雨xiàyǔto rain
- 一下儿yīxiàra little while
- 坐下zuòxiato sit down
- 放下fàngxiàto put down
Learn 下次 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.