次序 cìxù sequence
sequence; order
How to remember 次序: 次 time + 序 order = sequence.
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How it is used
- The order/sequence in which things are arranged - 按次序排列 (àn cìxù páiliè) to arrange in order, 打乱次序 to disrupt the sequence.
- Contrast 顺序 (shùnxù, sequence/order): heavily overlapping; 次序 slightly stresses the arranged positional order, 顺序 the step-by-step following order - often interchangeable.
- Neutral register.