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How to write () in Chinese

(pinyin: , written "ci" or "ci") means (measure word for occurrences, 'time'); time, occurrence; order, sequence. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • (measure word for occurrences, 'time'); time, occurrence; order, sequence

Stroke order

Examples

闹钟响了三次,我才起床。
nào zhōng xiǎng le sān cì, wǒ cái qǐ chuáng.
The alarm rang three times before I got up.
我二十三岁第一次看见大海。
wǒ èr shí sān suì dì yī cì kàn jiàn dà hǎi.
I saw the ocean for the first time at twenty-three.
不客气,这种情况我们每天处理几十次。
bú kè qi, zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng wǒ men měi tiān chǔ lǐ jǐ shí cì.
You're welcome. We deal with this dozens of times a day.
初步调查显示,这次火灾是由游客乱扔烟头引起的。
chū bù diào chá xiǎn shì, zhè cì huǒ zāi shì yóu yóu kè luàn rēng yān tóu yǐn qǐ de.
Initial investigations show the fire was caused by tourists carelessly tossing cigarette butts.
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