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Chinese
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number of times; order; sequence number of times; order; sequence; next; second(ary); (measure word) |
(ordinal prefix); ‑th; rank
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Pronunciation
Noun
次第
- (literary) order; sequence
- (obsolete) circumstances; situation
Adverb
次第
- (literary) one after another; in turn
餘存二十餘，次第知落矣。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
余存二十余，次第知落矣。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: c. 803, Han Yu (韓愈),《落齒》, translated by Stephen Owen
- Yú cún èrshí yú, cìdì zhī luò yǐ.
- The remaining ones, twenty-odd,
I know they'll fall in succession and that's it.
長安回望繡成堆，山頂千門次第開。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
长安回望绣成堆，山顶千门次第开。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: c. 850, Du Mu (杜牧),《過華清宮》, translated by Zhu Manhua
- Cháng'ān huíwàng xiù chéngduī, shāndǐng qiānmén cìdì kāi.
- Looking back Capital City's embroidered-like mountain,
The hilly top palace's series of gates consecutively open.
羅浮山下四時春，盧橘楊梅次第新。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
罗浮山下四时春，卢橘杨梅次第新。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: circa 1095~1097, Su Shi (蘇軾), Eating Litchis (《食荔支二首（其二）》)
- Luófú shānxià sìshí chūn, lújú yángméi cìdì xīn.
- At the foot of Mount Luofu, it is spring all year round; Loquat and red bayberry ripen successively.
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
次第 • (shidai)
- circumstances
- order
- dependent on, as soon as
- 信じるか信じないかは君次第
- shinjiru ka shinjinai ka wa kimishidai
- Whether to believe or not is up to you.
- 情報が入りしだいお伝えします。
- Jōhō ga hairishidai o tsutae shimasu.
- We will report information as soon as it comes in.
Usage notes
Expresses that the action of a verb or an action implied by a preceding noun is a prerequisite for another action
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