HSK 6 · Time

次序 cìxù “order” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 次序 means

  1. order
  2. sequence

How to say 次序

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale次cì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale序xù4th tone, falling

次序 in a sentence

  1. 请按次序排队。

    Qǐng àn cìxù páiduì.

    Please queue in order.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这几个句子的次序不对。

    Zhè jǐ ge jùzi de cìxù bú duì.

    These sentences are in the wrong order.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 次序 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 次 (cì) with each of its parts in a different colour
次cìnext in sequence
  • 冫ice · bīng
  • 欠yawn · qiàn
The character 序 (xù) with each of its parts in a different colour
序xùorder; sequence
  • 广shelter · guǎngMeaning part
  • 予to give · yúSound part

广 hints at the meaning (shelter); 予 (yú) hints at the sound. Compare it with xù.

How to write 次序

次 6 strokes · 序 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

次序 (cìxù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 次序 (cìxù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 次序

Words with 次

次cì · times其次qícì · next再次zàicì · once again次要cìyào · secondary屡次lǚcì · repeatedly次品cìpǐn · defective product层次céngcì · level档次dàngcì · grade名次míngcì · ranking

Words with 序

顺序shùnxù · sequence秩序zhìxù · order (orderly state)程序chéngxù · procedures序言xùyán · preface循序渐进xúnxùjiànjìn · to progress step by step

More words: Time & Sequence

不时bùshí · frequently刹那chànà · instant朝代cháodài · dynasty成天chéngtiān · all day long诞辰dànchén · birthday (of a respected person)当场dāngchǎng · on the spot当初dāngchū · originally当代dāngdài · contemporary

FAQs

次序 (cìxù) means “order” or “sequence”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it cìxù: cì with a 4th tone, then xù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 次序 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type cixu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 次序 from the suggestions. Typing cixu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
次序 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.