其次 qícì Secondly

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Stroke order

其次 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

其次 — the Chinese character for Secondly (qícì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 其次 — Secondly

其 — 8 strokes
次 — 6 strokes

Senses

next
secondly

Characters in 其次

其 qí — his; her; its
次 cì — next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

首先要努力，其次要有耐心。Shǒuxiān yào nǔlì, qícì yào yǒu nàixīn.First you must work hard, secondly you need patience.
质量最重要，价格其次。Zhìliàng zuì zhòngyào, jiàgé qícì.Quality matters most, price comes second.

Related words

其次 is pronounced qícì and means “Secondly”.

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