第

dì

prefix forming ordinal numbers

prefixHSK 3.0 word list · Band 1
Dictionary entry

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) reside

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第

See it in sentences

他是第二天到的。

Tā shì dì èr tiān dào de.

English

He arrived on the second day.

我们点了第三个菜。

Wǒmen diǎn le dì sān gè cài.

English

We ordered the third dish.

Goes with

  • 第二天the next day

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