Meaning of 上次
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- last time
How to use 上次
上次 means last time or the previous occasion, and it usually comes before the verb or at the start of the sentence. It often pairs with 下次 (xià cì, next time). Example: 上次我们去了北京。(Shàng cì wǒmen qù le Běijīng.) Last time we went to Beijing.
上 (shàng) means up or above, and 次 (cì) means a time or occurrence. Picture time stacked like a list, with the earlier time sitting above the current one, so 上次 is the time before this one.
Common mistake: Learners often say 上次 for last week or last year, but those use 上个星期 (shàng ge xīngqī) and 去年 (qùnián). Also, 次 is fourth tone cì, not cǐ like 此.
上次 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
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次 cì · next in sequence · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 上次.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
Questions about 上次
What does 上次 mean?
上次 (shàng cì) means "last time".
How do you write 上次?
上次 is made of 2 characters: 上 (3 strokes), 次 (6 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 上次 an HSK word?
Yes. 上次 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 上次 and 以前?
上次 points to one specific previous occasion. 以前 (yǐqián) means before or in the past in general, without pointing to a single event.
Can I put a noun after 上次?
Yes. You can say 上次的考试 (shàng cì de kǎoshì), the last exam, using 的 to link them. You can also add a measure phrase, as in 上次见面 (shàng cì jiànmiàn), the last time we met.