Word: 第 (dì)

第 dictionary entry

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

Full dictionary entry for 第

What 第 means in each sentence

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") 24 sentences

Example sentences using 第

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从第十课的开头读起。

Cóng dì shí kè de kāitóu dú qǐ.

Read Lesson 10 from the beginning.
他是排队的第一个。

Tā shì páiduì de dì yī gè.

He was the first in line.
他是第一个到达的人。

Tā shì dì yī gè dàodá de rén.

He was the first person to arrive.
他是第一个帮她的人。

Tā shì dì yī gè bāng tā de rén.

He was the first to help her.
他是第一个来到的。

Tā shì dì yī gè láidào de.

He was the first to arrive.
他是第一个来的。

Tā shì dì yī gè lái de.

He was the first to come.
他第一个冲过了终点。

Tā dì yī gè chōngguole zhōngdiǎn.

He was the first to cross the finish line.
你是第一个这样做的人。

Nǐ shì dì yī gè zhèyàng zuò de rén.

You are the first person to do it this way.
你的第一份工资要怎么花？

Nǐ de dì yīfèn gōngzī yào zěnme huā?

What are you going to do with your first pay?
印度是世界第七大的国家。

Yìndù shì shìjiè dì qī dà de guójiā.

India is the seventh largest country in the world.
她于周一生下了她的第一个孩子。

Tā yú zhōu yìshēng xià le tā de dì yī gè háizi.

She gave birth on Monday to her first child.
她苏醒后，第一句话是问孩子。

Tā sūxǐng hòu, dì yījù huà shì wèn háizi.

When she regained consciousness, her first words were to ask about her child.
我们从第十课开始吧。

Wǒmen cóng dì shí kè kāishǐ ba.

Let's start with Lesson Ten.
我们队进了第一个球。

Wǒmen duì jìnle dì yī gè qiú.

Our team scored the first goal.
我将是你的第一个病人。

Wǒ jiāng shì nǐ de dì yī gè bìngrén.

I'll be your first patient.
我正在去第四医院的路上。

Wǒ zhèngzài qù dì sì yīyuàn de lùshang.

I'm going to the Number Four hospital.
打开你的书到第九页。

Dǎkāi nǐ de shū dào dì jiǔ yè.

Open your book to page nine.
立春是第一个节气。

Lìchūn shì dì yī gè jiéqi.

The Beginning of Spring is the first solar term.
第一个吸引我注意的科目是哲学。

Dì yī gè xīyǐn wǒ zhùyì de kēmù shì zhéxué.

The first subject that attracted my attention was philosophy.
第一个步骤是先把水烧开。

Dì yī gè bùzhòu shì xiān bǎ shuǐ shāokāi.

The first step is to boil the water.
第一个试管婴儿出生在英国。

Dì yī gè shìguǎnyīng'ér chūshēng zài Yīngguó.

The first test-tube baby was born in Britain.
第十台在播什么节目？

Dì shí tái zài bō shénme jiémù?

What is on Channel 10?
让我们从第30页开始。

Ràng wǒmen cóng dì sānshí yè kāishǐ.

Let's begin at page 30.
那是她第一份工作。

Nà shì tā dì yīfèn gōngzuò.

That's her first job.