一次 yīcì once Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yīcì once 一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone次 cì measure word time unit used to count the number of times an event or action occurs; occurrenceyīcì linear · primary (first in importance) · primary (electrical) 一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone次 cì adjective order (bound form) order; sequence; next in sequence or importance; second; secondary