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次

cì

poor quality

A poor cup beside a fine cup
Memory picture

Character

次 cì

Strokes
6
Radical
欠 — to lack, to owe
Made of
冫 ice 欠 to lack, to owe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这包很次。 Zhè bāo hěn cì. This bag is poor quality.
  • 这鞋有点次。 Zhè xié yǒudiǎn cì. These shoes are a little poor quality.
  • 那店菜很次。 Nà diàn cài hěn cì. That restaurant's food is poor quality.

Related words

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