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A2 · Grammar reference · ASGK904U

Ordinal numbers with "di"

We use ordinal numbers to express things like "number one" or "second," so mastering them in Chinese is important. Fortunately, they are also very easy to learn by just adding the prefix 第 (dì).

Structure

第 + Number

第 + Number + Measure Word + Noun

Keywords
第 · first
Used for
Expressing order
Classification
HSK2

Examples (14)

我是第一个到公司的人。

他要坐早上第一班地铁去上班。

小李是她的第三个男朋友。

我的第一个中文老师是美国人。

爸爸的第一个手机是NOKIA。

你的第一个工作是什么?

到美国的第二个月,我找到了工作。

第二行第五个汉字怎么读?

这次考试,我是我们班第一。

这次比赛,我们班第一,他们班第二。

第一天,我们在宾馆里。

来上海以后的第二年,他开了这家公司。

下个月的第一周老板要出差。

这是我第一次去北京。

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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.

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