How to say “this time” in Chinese
this time (lit.)
“This time” in Chinese is 此次, cǐ cì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
此次 is read cǐ cì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A literary “this” — the same as 这.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “此次”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 此次. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 此次会议由王经理负责cǐcìhuìyìyóuWángjīnglǐfùzéManager Wang is in charge of this meeting.
- 此次出差由谁安排？cǐcìchūchāiyóushéiānpáiWho is arranging this business trip?
More words from the lesson “In the language of documents”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “this time” in Chinese?
“This time” in Chinese is 此次, pinyin cǐcì.
What does 此次 mean?
此次 (cǐcì) means “this time (lit.)”.
How do you write 此次?
此次 is 2 characters: 此 (cǐ) — this (literary); 次 (cì) — time (occurrence). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 此次?
此次 is read cǐcì. Tones: cǐ — third tone, cì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“this time” in the lesson “In the language of documents”
This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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