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title: "Ciri Meaning: 次日 (cìrì) Means “the next day”"
description: "次日 (cìrì) means “the next day”. Hear its tones, see what 次 and 日 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciri"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 次日 mean?

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次日 cìrì

## the next day

## Its characters

1. 次 cì next
2. 日 rì day

## In a sentence

我们次日早上出发。 We set off the next morning.

**次日**，众猴设宴送行。

From [拜师学艺 · A Teacher Across the Sea](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-teacher-across-the-sea-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-2#library-word-197-199)

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## More words with 次 or 日

- [层次 céngcì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cengci)
- [此次 cǐcì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cici)
- [次数 cìshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cishu)
- [档次 dàngcì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangci)
- [当日 dāngrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangri)
- [工作日 gōngzuòrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongzuori)
- [假日 jiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiari)
- [节假日 jiéjiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiejiari)
- [节日 jiérì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieri)
- [近日 jìnrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinri)

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