Usages of cì
这 次 考试 很 难， 谢谢 你 给 我 那么 多 帮助。zhè cì kǎoshì hěn nán, xièxie nǐ gěi wǒ nàme duō bāngzhù.
This exam is very hard; thank you for giving me so much help.
这 次 我 不 去 超市。zhè cì wǒ bú qù chāoshì.
This time I’m not going to the supermarket.
这次 比赛 她 赢 了， 我 输 了， 但是 我 一点儿 也 不 生气。zhècì bǐsài tā yíng le, wǒ shū le, dànshì wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì.
She won this competition and I lost, but I’m not angry at all.
为了 这 次 旅游， 我们 已经 买 好 回来 的 机票。wèile zhè cì lǚyóu, wǒmen yǐjīng mǎi hǎo huílái de jīpiào.
For this trip we’ve already bought the return plane tickets.
这 次 旅游 很 有意思。zhè cì lǚyóu hěn yǒuyìsi.
This trip is very interesting.
她 打 篮球 的 时候 没 有 信心， 但 是 踢 了 几 次 足球 以后， 觉得 自己 也 可以 慢慢 提高。tā dǎ lánqiú de shíhou méi yǒu xìnxīn, dàn shì tī le jǐ cì zúqiú yǐhòu, juéde zìjǐ yě kěyǐ mànmàn tígāo.
She doesn’t have confidence when playing basketball, but after playing soccer a few times, she feels she can also slowly improve.
我 去 过 那 个 城市 三 次 了， 每 次 都 觉得 很 有 意思。wǒ qù guo nà gè chéngshì sān cì le, měi cì dōu juéde hěn yǒu yìsi.
I’ve been to that city three times, and each time I felt it was very interesting.
这 个 语法 老师 已经 给 我 解释 了 两 次， 我 觉得 自己 应该 更 注意。zhè gè yǔfǎ lǎoshī yǐjīng gěi wǒ jiěshì le liǎng cì, wǒ juéde zìjǐ yīnggāi gèng zhùyì.
The teacher has already explained this grammar to me twice; I feel I should pay more attention.
我 奶奶 说， 她 年轻 的 时候 交通 不 发达， 去 一 次 市中心 或许 要 一 天。wǒ nǎinai shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou jiāotōng bù fādá, qù yí cì shìzhōngxīn huòxǔ yào yì tiān.
My grandma says that when she was young, transportation wasn’t developed, and going downtown once might take a whole day.
虽然 她 先 申请 失败 了， 但是 后来 又 申请 了 一 次， 终 于 成功 了。Suīrán tā xiān shēnqǐng shībài le, dànshì hòulái yòu shēnqǐng le yì cì, zhōngyú chénggōng le.
Although her first application failed, later she applied again and finally succeeded.
她 说， 这 次 成功 让 她 更 有 信心 为 自己 的 理想 努力。Tā shuō, zhè cì chénggōng ràng tā gèng yǒu xìnxīn wèi zìjǐ de lǐxiǎng nǔlì.
She said that this success makes her more confident to work hard for her ideals.
这 次 比赛 是 她 负责 安排 的。zhè cì bǐsài shì tā fùzé ānpái de.
She is responsible for organizing this competition.
这 次 考试 至少 要 写 三十 个 句子， 很多 人 最后 写 了 超过 四十 个 句子。zhè cì kǎoshì zhìshǎo yào xiě sānshí gè jùzi, hěnduō rén zuìhòu xiě le chāoguò sìshí gè jùzi.
For this exam you have to write at least thirty sentences; many people ended up writing more than forty.
学校 有 一 次 活动， 让 学生 学习 怎么 减少 垃圾。xuéxiào yǒu yì cì huódòng, ràng xuéshēng xuéxí zěnme jiǎnshǎo lājī.
The school has an activity that lets students learn how to reduce trash.
不好意思， 请 再 说 一 次。bùhǎoyìsi, qǐng zài shuō yí cì.
Excuse me, please say it again.
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