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last time

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

shang4ci4 • shàngcì

Meaning

Primary

last time

Alternatives

last occurrence, previous time, previous 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 什麼 時候？

When was the last time you were sick?

這次 比 上次 容易。

This time is easier than last time.

我 上次 坐 飛機 是 去 日本。

The last time I took a plane was to Japan.