<p>'下次' means in the future. '再次' is better here.</p>

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2014-09-04T04:34:20.593Z
2014-09-04T04:34:20.593Z
iCoke
<p>Both 下次 and 再次 suggest that he returned to Kigali more than once. If that's not what you mean, use neither: 他回到基加利後， 就决定开这家餐厅</p>
<p>Note that you use 家 with shops, not 个</p>

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2023-08-01T02:07:40.157Z
2023-08-01T02:07:40.157Z
fat penguin
<p>I'm a bit confused on how to use the expression "The next time" in chinese.
I originally wrote
(after going to Kigali for the first he realized there were no ethiopian restaurants) 
于是， 他下次回基加利时， 就决定开这个餐厅。<br>
But my friend told me that  a better way of saying it is 
他再次回基加利时</p>

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How to say "Next time" in the past tense?
# How to say "Next time" in the past tense?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-04)

I'm a bit confused on how to use the expression "The next time" in chinese.
I originally wrote
(after going to Kigali for the first he realized there were no ethiopian restaurants)
于是， 他下次回基加利时， 就决定开这个餐厅。  
But my friend told me that a better way of saying it is
他再次回基加利时

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-09-04. Score: 2

'下次' means in the future. '再次' is better here.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-08-01. Score: 1

Both 下次 and 再次 suggest that he returned to Kigali more than once. If that's not what you mean, use neither: 他回到基加利後， 就决定开这家餐厅

Note that you use 家 with shops, not 个


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