How to say “secondly” in Chinese
secondly; second
“Secondly” in Chinese is 其次, qí cì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
其次 is read qí 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
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 “其次”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 其次. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 学外语，首先要多听，其次要多说。xuéwàiyǔ,shǒuxiānyàoduōtīng,qícìyàoduōshuōTo learn a foreign language, firstly you need to listen a lot, and secondly to speak a lot.
- 首先要多听其次要多说shǒuxiānyàoduōtīng,qícìyàoduōshuōFirstly, you need to listen a lot; secondly, to speak a lot.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “secondly” in Chinese?
“Secondly” in Chinese is 其次, pinyin qícì.
What does 其次 mean?
其次 (qícì) means “secondly; second”.
How do you write 其次?
其次 is 2 characters: 其 (qí) — his, that; other; 次 (cì) — time (occurrence). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 其次?
其次 is read qícì. Tones: qí — second tone, cì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“secondly” in the lesson “In order”
This word is from the topic “In class” 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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