依次 (yī cì) — in order; in succession
Definition
依次 means doing things one by one in a fixed order (e.g. 依次排队). Unlike 陆续, the order is deliberate and predetermined, not just happening one after another over time.
adverb
in orderin succession
Examples
- 依次。Qǐng dà jiā yī cì pái duì shàng chē.Please line up and board the bus in order.
- ，依次。Kǎo shì shí, kǎo shēng men yī cì jìn rù kǎo chǎng.During the exam, test-takers entered the examination room in order.
- 依次。Lǎo shī yī cì niàn chū xué shēng de míng zì.The teacher called out the students' names one by one.
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