di4
yi1
  1. first
  2. number one
  3. primary

Characters

  • 第 (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
  • 一 (一): one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

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Examples

我在想哪个跑步运动员会跑第一。

自我怀疑是聪明的第一标志。

这次大选创造了多项第一,也诞生了很多将世代流传的故事。但是今天晚上令我难忘的却是在亚特兰大投票的一名妇女:安-尼克松-库波尔。她和其他数百万排队等待投票的选民没有什么差别,除了一点:她已是106岁的高龄。

他是第一個來到的。

勤洗浴,勤理发,勤换衣裳,勤打扫房间,卫生第一。

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