# 仅次于 (jǐncìyú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 仅次于 (jǐncìyú) means “second only to”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: second only to
- Pinyin: jǐncìyú (jin3 ci4 yu2)
- Traditional: 僅次於
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这座城市的规模仅次于首都。
  Zhè zuò chéngshì de guīmó jǐncìyú shǒudū.
  The size of this city is second only to the capital.

## Characters

- [仅](https://hanziro.com/word/jin-only/) (jǐn): only; merely
- [次](https://hanziro.com/word/ci-times/) (cì): (measure word) for times
- [于](https://hanziro.com/word/yu-in/) (yú): (preposition) in; at

https://hanziro.com/word/jin-ci-yu-second-only/

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Audio: audio-cmn (CC BY-SA).