Word: 第一 (dìyī)

今天是2019年的第一天。

Jīntiān shì èr líng yī jiǔ nián de dìyī tiān.

Today is the first day of 2019.

从第一章开始吧。

Cóng dìyī zhāng kāishǐ ba.

Let's begin with the first chapter.

他买的第一项东西是一个闹钟。

Tā mǎi de dìyī xiàng dōngxi shì yí gè nàozhōng.

The first item he bought was an alarm clock.

他是我们村第一位学士。

Tā shì wǒmen cūn dìyī wèi xuéshì.

He was the first university graduate in our village.

你应该考虑的第一件事是时间。

Nǐ yīnggāi kǎolǜ de dìyī jiàn shì shì shíjiān.

The first thing you have to take into consideration is time.

决定好的话请第一时间告诉我。

Juédìng hǎo dehuà qǐng dìyī shíjiān gàosu wǒ.

Please let me know as soon as it's decided.

学校门口的标语写着：安全第一。

Xuéxiào ménkǒu de biāoyǔ xiězhe: ānquán dìyī.

The slogan at the school gate reads: Safety first.

山顶出现了第一缕曙光。

Shāndǐng chūxiànle dìyī lǚ shǔguāng.

The first light of dawn appeared on the mountaintop.

工程的第一阶段已经完成了。

Gōngchéng de dìyī jiēduàn yǐjīng wánchéngle.

The first phase of construction has been completed.

希望你新工作的第一年一帆风顺。

Xīwàng nǐ xīn gōngzuò de dìyī nián yìfānfēngshùn.

I hope your first year at the new job goes smoothly.

我们想乘明天早上第一班公交车。

Wǒmen xiǎng chéng míngtiān zǎoshang dìyī bān gōngjiāochē.

We want to be on the first bus tomorrow morning.

我们队输了第一场比赛。

Wǒmen duì shūle dìyī chǎng bǐsài.

Our team lost the first match.

我只看过第一集。

Wǒ zhǐ kànguo dìyī jí.

I've only seen the first episode.

我在想哪个跑步运动员会跑第一。

Wǒ zài xiǎng nǎge pǎobù yùndòngyuán huì pǎo dìyī.

I wonder which of the runners will come first.

我大学里的第一天相当没意思。

Wǒ dàxué lǐ de dìyī tiān xiāngdāng méiyìsi.

My first day in the university was rather boring.

我对他的第一印象果然没有错。

Wǒ duì tā de dìyī yìnxiàng guǒrán méiyǒu cuò.

My first impression of him proved to be correct.

我希望我能留下个好的第一印象。

Wǒ xīwàng wǒ néng liúxià gè hǎo de dìyī yìnxiàng.

I hope I make a good first impression.

我第一任妻子去世了。

Wǒ dìyī rèn qīzi qùshì le.

My first wife is dead.

我起了个大早为了赶第一班火车。

Wǒ qǐle gè dà zǎo wèile gǎn dìyī bān huǒchē.

I got up early enough to catch the first train.

报纸第一页的标题非常醒目。

Bàozhǐ dìyī yè de biāotí fēicháng xǐngmù.

The headline on the front page of the newspaper is very eye-catching.

第一列是序号，不用填。

Dìyī liè shì xùhào, búyòng tián.

The first column is the ordinal number, so you don't need to fill it in.

第一印象很重要。

Dìyī yìnxiàng hěn zhòngyào.

First impressions matter.

第一台电脑是什么时候问世的？

Dìyī tái diànnǎo shì shénme shíhou wènshì de?

When did the first computer come out?

第一天怎么样？

Dìyī tiān zěnmeyàng?

How's the first day?

第一批客人已经到了。

Dìyī pī kèrén yǐjīng dàole.

The first group of guests has already arrived.

第一排的座位5美元。

Dìyī pái de zuòwèi wǔ měiyuán.

The charge for a front row seat is 5 dollars.

第一班火车什么时候出发？

Dìyī bān huǒchē shénme shíhou chūfā?

What time does the first train leave?

第一还是第二的版本比较齐全？

Dìyī háishi dì'èr de bǎnběn bǐjiào qíquán?

Which is more complete, the first edition or the second?

自信是伟大事业的第一要素。

Zìxìn shì wěidà shìyè de dìyī yàosù.

Self-confidence is the principal element of any great endeavor.

自我怀疑是聪明的第一标志。

Zìwǒ huáiyí shì cōngming de dìyī biāozhì.

To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.

谁在奖牌榜上排第一？

Shéi zài jiǎngpáibǎng shàng pái dìyī?

Who is first on the medal table?

辞职是人生的第一课。

Cízhí shì rénshēng de dìyī kè.

Resignation is the first lesson of life.

这个字的第一笔是撇。

Zhège zì de dìyī bǐ shì piě.

The first stroke of this character is a left-falling stroke.

这是我第一任丈夫的第二任妻子。

Zhè shì wǒ dìyī rèn zhàngfu de dì'èr rèn qīzi.

This is my first husband's second wife.

这是第一点。

Zhè shì dìyī diǎn.

That’s the first point.