HSK 6 · Time
次序 cìxù “order” in Chinese
Same in Traditional
What 次序 means
- order
- sequence
How to say 次序
次cì4th tone, falling
序xù4th tone, falling
次序 in a sentence
How 次序 is built
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次cìnext in sequence
- 冫ice · bīng
- 欠yawn · qiàn

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
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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
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.
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.