How to Say ‘Next time’ in Traditional Chinese
下次
💬 Usage Tip: Used for planning or future reference.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Lessons learned are often expressed for future improvement, using '下次'.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
下
[xià]
next
Referring to the instance immediately following this one.
下次見！
See you next time!
次
[cì]
time
A point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon.
這次失敗了，下次再努力。
Failed this time, try harder next time.
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