Definition & Meaning

order; sequence; arrangement

Word usage

cì xù

次 序

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n.order; sequence; arrangement
- nà xiē wén jiàn yǐ jīng zhěng lǐ guo bù yào bǎ cì xù nòng luàn le
  那些文件已经整理过，不要把次序弄乱了。
  The papers have been put in order. Please keep them in place.
- zhè xiē wén jiàn de cì xù bù duì
  这些文件的次序不对。
  The papers are not in the right order.
- bàn shì yīng gāi yǒu gè xiān hòu cì xù
  办事应该有个先后次序。
  Things should be taken up in order of priority.
- zūn shǒu cì xù
  遵守次序
  following a sequence
- pò huài cì xù
  破坏次序
  disrupt the order
- diān dǎo cì xù
  颠倒次序
  reverse the order
- cì xù zhèng cháng
  次序正常
  be in normal order
- àn shǒu zì mǔ cì xù pái liè
  按首字母次序排列
  be arranged in alphabetical order
synonym
shùn xù顺序 cì dì次第 xù cì序次

Word usage

Note
"次序" is different from "秩序". When it comes to the order of time, space and logical relations, "次序" should be used instead of "秩序".

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