第
dì
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 dì liù "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
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Examples
让我们回到第三课。
Ràng wǒ men huí dào dì sān kè.
Let's go back to lesson three.
我们从第十课开始吧。
Wǒ men cóng dì shí kè kāi shǐ ba.
Let's start with Lesson Ten.
我们队进了第一个球。
Wǒ men duì jìn le dì yī ge qiú.
Our team scored the first goal.
Words with this character
第一 dì yī first第二 dì èr second第一手 dì yī shǒu first-hand第一线 dì yī xiàn front line第一次 dì yī cì the first time第二天 dì èr tiān next day第二次世界大战 Dì èr Cì Shì jiè Dà zhàn World War II第五 dì wǔ fifth第二次 dì èr cì the second time第蒙 Dì méng Des Moines, capital of Iowa第戎 Dì róng Dijon不第 bù dì to fail the civil service examination次第 cì dì order等第 děng dì level府第 fǔ dì mansion house故第 gù dì former residence及第 jí dì to pass an imperial examination甲第 jiǎ dì residence of a noble居第 jū dì housing落第 luò dì to fail an exam门第 mén dì family status品第 pǐn dì grade上第 shàng dì top notch