Chinese grammar - Ordinal numbers with 第 |
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The Chinese particle 第 (dì) is used to form ordinal numbers. — The ordinal numbers are 'first', 'second', 'third', etc. To form an ordinal number in Chinese, simply put 第 before the number. |
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今天是我在中国的第一天。
jīntiān shì wǒ zài zhōngguó de dì yī tiān. Today is my first day in China.
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这是我第二次来这里。
zhè shì wǒ dì èr cì lái zhèlǐ. This is my second time coming here. |
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请阅读第三章的内容。
qǐng yuèdú dì sān zhāng de nèiróng. Please read the content of the third chapter.
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他回答了第四个问题。
tā huídá le dì sì gè wèntí. He answered the fourth question. |
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第九条规则很重要。
dì jiǔ tiáo guīzé hěn zhòngyào. The ninth rule is very important.
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她在第十四分钟进了球。
tā zài dì shísì fēnzhōng jìn le qiú. She scored in the fourteenth minute.
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今天是我们结婚的第十五周年。
jīntiān shì wǒmen jiéhūn de dì shíwǔ zhōunián. Today is our fifteenth wedding anniversary.
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他在第十六层楼工作。
tā zài dì shíliù cénglóu gōngzuò. He works on the sixteenth floor.
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第十七个节目很有趣。
dì shíqī gè jiémù hěn yǒuqù. The seventeenth program is very interesting.
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我们在第十八号房间见面。
wǒmen zài dì shíbā hào fángjiān jiànmiàn. We will meet in room eighteen. |
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