依 yī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 衣 cloth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
依次
yīcì
in sequence; one after another
Characters in this word
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
- 参赛队伍将依次进入会场，接受评委和观众的提问。 Cānsài duìwǔ jiāng yīcì jìnrù huìchǎng, jiēshòu píngwěi hé guānzhòng de tíwèn. The participating teams will enter the venue in sequence and answer questions from the judges and audience.
- 请学生依次站起来回答老师的问题。 Qǐng xuésheng yīcì zhàn qǐlái huídá lǎoshī de wèntí. Please stand up one by one, students, to answer the teacher's questions.
- 各位来宾请依次签名入场，不要拥挤。 Gè wèi láibīn qǐng yīcì qiānmíng rùchǎng, búyào yōngjǐ. Guests, please sign in and enter in order; do not push.
Related words
- 依靠 yīkào to rely on
- 依然 yīrán still; as before
- 依法 yīfǎ according to law
- 依旧 yījiù still; as before
- 依据 yījù according to; based on
- 依照 yīzhào according to
- 依赖 yīlài to rely on
- 依 yī to rely on; according to
- 依附 yīfù to depend on; to attach oneself to
- 依托 yītuō to rely on; to be based on
- 依依不舍 yīyībùshě reluctant to part; unwilling to leave
- 次 cì time (measure word for occurrences)