Chinese symbol for “chronological”
按时间先后
àn shí jiān xiān hòu
Traditional: 按時間先後
chronological
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chronological is 按时间先后 (àn shí jiān xiān hòu), defined as: chronological.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 按时间先后.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to; in accordance with; on the basis of |
| 按摩 | àn mó | massage; to massage |
| 按钮 (按鈕) | àn niǔ | to push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action) |
| 按时 (按時) | àn shí | on time; before deadline |
| 按键 (按鍵) | àn jiàn | button or key (on a device); keystroke |
| 按下 | àn xià | to press down; to press a button |
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 之间 (之間) | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 ( |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 最后 (最後) | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chronological”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.