此次 (cǐ cì) — this time | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

此次 is a formal written phrase for 'this time,' more common in reports and announcements than the everyday 这次.

phrase

this time

Examples

此次。
cǐ cì Kǎo shì bǐ shàng cì nán.
This exam is harder than last time.
此次。
cǐ cì Huó dòng yǒu sān shí rén cān jiā.
Thirty people are attending this event.
此次。
Tā cǐ cì chū chāi qù le shàng hǎi.
He went to Shanghai on a business trip this time.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

次cìtime; occurrence

此 + 次 = 此次: this time or this occurrence.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

止止zhǐfeet
人人rénperson

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old form of 次 shows a person exhaling, with the marks above the figure representing breath.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Time (Abstract)

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