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仅次于

jǐn cì yú

3-character word Traditional 僅次於

What 仅次于 means

1. second only to ...; ranking behind only ...

The characters in 仅次于

• 仅jǐnbarely; only; merely
• 次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc)
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Example sentences

• 亚马逊河的长度仅次于尼罗河，是世界第二长的河。
  Yàmǎxùn Hé de chángdù jǐn cìyú Níluó Hé, shì shìjiè dì'èr cháng de hé.
  The Amazon is the second longest river in the world after the Nile.
• 对于仅次于伦敦、发展第二快的城市，这是个好消息。
  Duìyú jǐncìyú Lúndūn, fāzhǎn dì'èr kuài de chéngshì, zhè shì gè hǎo xiāoxi.
  For the UK's fastest growing city after London, this is good news.