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Hanzi

第 / 第

Traditional
第
Simplified
第

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth")/(literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed/(old) residence of a high official/(literary) but; however/(literary) only; just

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

dì

Bopomofo

ㄉㄧˋ

Jyutping

dai6

Example sentences

第 dì
這是我第一次看這部電影。
这是我第一次看这部电影。

This is the first time I have seen this movie.

翻 fān
他翻開了書的第一頁。
他翻开了书的第一页。

He flipped open the first page of the book.

第一 dìyī
他是班上第一名。

He is the first in the class.

次 cì
這是他第一次出國。
这是他第一次出国。

This is the first time he has gone abroad.

第五 dìwǔ
這是我第五次去臺灣。
这是我第五次去台湾。

This is my fifth time going to Taiwan.

屆 / 届 jiè
第五屆運動會將在下個月舉行。
第五届运动会将在下个月举行。

The 5th Sports Games will be held next month.

Example Vocabulary

第

di4

prefix used to form ordinal numbers

第一

di4'yi1

first; number one

第二

第五

di4'wu3

fifth; (compound surname) Diwu

勃艮第

印第安

印第安人

yin4'di4'an1'ren2

印第安納

印第安納州

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