Chinese word dictionary

残次

cán cì · defective; inferior in quality

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Word information

Simplified残次

Traditional殘次

Pinyincán cì

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

残cán

to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete

次cì

order, sequence; second, next; one after the other

How to learn 残次

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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次cì

next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

此次cǐcì

this time

其次qícì

next; secondly

再次zàicì

once more; once again

首次shǒucì

first; first time; for the first time

一次性yícìxìng

one-off (offer); one-time; single-use; disposable (goods)