āi cìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
in sequence / in the proper order / one by one / in turn
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

挨次 挨次 [ai1 ci4] /in sequence/in the proper order/one by one/in turn/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 挨
    āi

    in order / in sequence / close to / adjacent to

    ái

    to suffer / to endure / to pull through (hard times) / to delay / to stall / to play for time / to dawdle

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.