下次 meaning in English

xià cì

next time

HSK 19 strokes

Meaning of 下次

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiàcì

next time

How to use 下次

下次 is used to talk about the next occasion something happens, and it usually comes before the verb or at the start of the sentence. It is very common in polite promises and casual plans. Example: 下次我请你吃饭。(Xiàcì wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn.) Next time I will treat you to a meal.

下 (xià) means below or down, and 次 (cì) means a time or occurrence. Picture time flowing downward on a list: the item below this one is the next time, while 上次 (shàng cì), the one above, is last time.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 下次 and 上次 because English uses up and down differently for time. In Chinese, 上 (shàng) points to the past and 下 (xià) points to the future, so 上次 is last time and 下次 is next time.

下次 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

不bú会huì再zài有yǒu下xià次cì了le。

I won't do it again.

下xià次cì请qǐng晚wǎn一yì点diǎn来lái。

Please arrive a bit later next time.

等děng他tā下xià次cì来lái时shí，我wǒ会huì把bǎ这zhè件jiàn事shì告gào诉sù他tā。

I will tell him about it when he comes next time.

下xià次cì我wǒ不bù做zuò了le。

I will not do it again.

我wǒ下xià次cì会huì早zǎo点diǎn来lái。

I will come earlier next time.

Stroke order for each character

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下 xià · down · 3 strokes

次 cì · next in sequence · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 下次.

坐下	zuò xia	to sit down
上次	shàng cì	last time
下午	xiàwǔ	afternoon; p.m.
下车	xià chē	to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
楼下	lóu xià	downstairs
下班	xiàbān	to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)
下雨	xià yǔ	to rain
下课	xiàkè	to finish class; to get out of class
下边	xiàbian	under; the underside
一下儿	yīxiàr	erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4]
留下	liúxia	to leave behind; to stay behind
放下	fàngxia	to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside

Questions about 下次

What does 下次 mean?

下次 (xià cì) means "next time".

How do you write 下次?

下次 is made of 2 characters: 下 (3 strokes), 次 (6 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 下次 an HSK word?

Yes. 下次 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

Can 下次 go after the verb like next time in English?

Usually no. Chinese puts time words before the verb, so say 我下次去 (wǒ xiàcì qù), not 我去下次. You can also put it at the very start: 下次我去.

What does 下次再说 mean?

下次再说 (xiàcì zài shuō) means let's talk about it next time. People often use it as a soft way to postpone or politely decline something.