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last time

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

shang4ci4 • shàngcì

Meaning

Primary

last time

Alternatives

last occurrence

Mnemonic

The Chinese view time as flowing downward from top to bottom. The 上次 last time something happened is the 次 occurrence that happened 上 above the current time.

Usage

你 上次 生病 是 什么 时候？

When was the last time you were sick?

我 上次 吃饭

the last time I ate