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其次

qí cì

secondly

Usage note

其次表示第二个,或者第二点。

qí cì biǎo shì dì èr gè, huò zhě dì èr diǎn。

Secondly means the second item or point.

Context note

其次常出现在说明顺序和列举里。

qí cì cháng chū xiàn zài shuō míng shùn xù hé liè jǔ lǐ。

Secondly often appears when explaining order and listing points.

5 examples

其次是努力。
qí cì shì nǔ lì。
Secondly is effort.
首先,然后其次
shǒu xiān, rán hòu qí cì。
First, then secondly.
我先看书,其次做题。
wǒ xiān kàn shū, qí cì zuò tí。
I read first, secondly do problems.
其次要注意安全。
qí cì yào zhù yì ān quán。
Secondly, pay attention to safety.
其次很重要。
qí cì hěn zhòng yào。
Secondly is important.

5 mini stories

老师说做事要先想第一点,其次再想第二点。
lǎo shī shuō zuò shì yào xiān xiǎng dì yī diǎn, qí cì zài xiǎng dì èr diǎn。
The teacher said when doing things, think about the first point first, then the second point.
我先写名字,其次再开始做题。
wǒ xiān xiě míng zì, qí cì zài kāi shǐ zuò tí。
I write my name first, secondly I start the questions.
这个计划有两个部分,首先和其次
zhè ge jì huà yǒu liǎng gè bù fen, shǒu xiān hé qí cì。
This plan has two parts, first and secondly.
老师提醒我们:首先要认真,其次要细心。
lǎo shī tí xǐng wǒ men: shǒu xiān yào rèn zhēn, qí cì yào xì xīn。
The teacher reminded us: first be serious, secondly be careful.
学会其次这个词以后,我会用来写句子。
xué huì qí cì zhè ge cí yǐ hòu, wǒ huì yòng lái xiě jù zi。
After learning the word secondly, I can use it to write sentences.

Mini dialogue

做作业的顺序

A
我们先写语文作业,其次写数学作业,好吗?
Wǒmen xiān xiě yǔwén zuòyè, qícì xiě shùxué zuòyè, hǎo ma?
Let's do the Chinese homework first, and secondly the math homework, okay?
B
好的,这样安排很合理。
Hǎo de, zhèyàng ānpái hěn hélǐ.
Okay, that arrangement is very reasonable.

选水果

A
买水果时,首先要新鲜,其次价格要合适。
Mǎi shuǐguǒ shí, shǒuxiān yào xīnxiān, qícì jiàgé yào héshì.
When buying fruit, first it must be fresh, and secondly the price should be suitable.
B
我明白了,这两点都很重要。
Wǒ míngbai le, zhè liǎng diǎn dōu hěn zhòngyào.
I understand, both points are very important.

Related words and contrasts

contrast
首先
shǒu xiān
first of all

首先 is first, 其次 is second.

similar
然后
rán hòu
then; afterwards

Both show sequence, but 其次 is more formal.

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