这次 (zhè cì) — this time | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

pronoun

this time

这次。
zhè cì Kǎo shì bǐ shàng cì nán duō le.
This time the exam is much harder than last time.
这次，。
zhè cì Ràng wǒ lái ba, nǐ xīn kǔ le.
Let me do it this time; you've worked hard.
这次，！
Nǐ zhè cì zuò dé fēi cháng hǎo, jì xù jiā yóu!
You did very well this time; keep up the good work!

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 這; 这 is its simplified writing.

辶言這

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

言

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 這, 辶 (walk) combines with 言 for the sound. The character first meant “to meet” and was later used for “this”.

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.

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