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一次 [yícì]
  1. 1. once; (of flue) dose
    一次或分期缴纳
    to be paid in a lump sum or in installments
    机器一次试运成功。
    The machine worked successfully on its first test run.
    我只跟他见过一次面。
    I've met him only once.
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不止一次
more than once; not just once
最后一次尝试成功了。
The last try was a success.
委员会每半年举行一次常会。
The committee holds regular meetings once every six months.
受到一次严厉的惩罚
pay a severe penalty
记大过一次
record a serious mistake
认识过程的一次飞跃
a leap in the process of cognition
一次付清
pay off in one lump sum
班委会每年改选一次。
A new class committee is elected every year.
你好不容易来一次，多待一会儿再走。
It's not at all easy for you to come. Stay a little longer before you go.
有些设备一次未用就被荒置在露天里。
Some equipment was dumped in the open and never used.
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Word Decomposition

一
[yī] 		+ 次
[cì]

nciku Note

A conveyor of frequency

A conveyor of frequency

A conveyor of frequency, which denotes the number of times an action takes place, is formed by placing after a verb a numeral and a measure word for action.
(1) 我去过一次。
(2) 他问过两次，都没有得到答案。

"一下儿" yíxiàr as a conveyor of frequency and denotes not only the frequency of an action, but also the shortness in the duration of that action. Moreover, it usually carries a casual undertone.
(1) 给你看一下儿。
(2) 他让你过去一下儿。

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