次序 (cì xù) — sequence, order
Definition
次序 means the arrangement or sequence of items or events in time or rank — a more formal, written-style term than the everyday 顺序. Use 秩序 for social/abstract 'order' (秩序井然), not 次序.
noun
sequenceorder
Examples
- 次序。Qǐng àn shí jiān cì xù pái liè zhè xiē zhào piàn.Please arrange these photos in chronological order.
- 次序。Bǐ sài cì xù yóu chōu qiān jué dìng.The competition order is decided by drawing lots.
- 次序，。Tā zuò shì hěn yǒu cì xù, cóng bú luàn lái.He does things in a very orderly way and never messes around.
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