其次 qícì next
next; secondly
How to remember 其次: 其 this or that + 次 time = next.
Characters
How it is used
- Secondly / next (in a sequence or in importance) - 首先…其次… (shǒuxiān… qícì…) first… second….
- Used to order points; also means 'of secondary importance': 质量第一，价格其次 quality first, price second.
- Pairs naturally after 首先 (firstly). Contrast 然后 (ránhòu) 'then (in time)'; 其次 ranks items in a list or by priority.
Example sentences
- 他总是先想别人，其次才想到自己。 Tā zǒng shì xiān xiǎng biéren, qícì cái xiǎng dào zìjǐ.He always thinks of others first, then himself.