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首次 (shǒu cì) — (quantifier phrase) first time; for the first time

Definition

首次 is a formal written phrase meaning 'first time' or 'for the first time,' common in reports and announcements. More literary than 先 (adverb) and rarer than 初 in compounds like 初次.

quantifier
(quantifier phrase) first timefor the first time

Examples

  • 首次。
    Tā shǒu cì fǎng wèn le měi guó.
    He visited the United States for the first time.
  • 首次。
    Zhè shì gōng sī de shǒu cì huì yì.
    This is the company's first meeting.
  • 首次。
    Wǒ shǒu cì cháng shì zuò zhōng guó cài.
    I tried to cook Chinese food for the first time.
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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