How to Say ‘Next time’ in Simplified Chinese
下次
xià cì
[xià tsuh]
💬 Usage Tip: 下 (xià) "below" means "next" in time words: 下周 "next week". 上 "above" means "last": 上次 "last time".
Phrase Breakdown
下
xià
[xià]
next
Used before measure words of time or order to mean 'next' or 'following'.
下个星期我们去北京。
Next week we're going to Beijing.
次
cì
[tsuh]
time; occurrence
A measure word for occurrences or times something happens.
这次是我第一次来这个公司活动。
This is my first time coming to this company event.
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