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| Pronunciation |
: |
dì |
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| Meaning |
: |
- used before numerals to form ordinal numbers. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
竹 |
| Strokes |
: |
11 |
| Traditional |
: |
第 |
| Usage |
: |
55.7% |
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Sentences:
| 1. She was expecting her second child. |
| tā |
zhèng |
huái |
zhe |
tā |
de |
dì |
èr |
gè |
hái |
zǐ |
。 |
| 她 |
正 |
怀 |
着 |
她 |
的 |
第 |
2 |
个 |
孩 |
子 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 正 |
: |
right now |
| 怀 |
: |
conceive (a child) |
| 着 |
: |
verb plus 着 placed before another verb, indicating an accompanying action or state |
| 她的 |
: |
her |
| 第 |
: |
used before numerals to form ordinal numbers |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 孩子 |
: |
child |
|
| 2. She nursed the baby since the first day. |
| tā |
cóng |
dì |
yī |
tiān |
kāi |
shǐ |
jiù |
gěi |
hái |
zǐ |
wèi |
nǎi |
。 |
| 她 |
从 |
第 |
一 |
天 |
开 |
始 |
就 |
给 |
孩 |
子 |
喂 |
奶 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 从 |
: |
from |
| 第一天 |
: |
the first day |
| 开始 |
: |
beginning, |
| 就 |
: |
then |
| 给 |
: |
to, for, do sth (for sb) |
| 孩子 |
: |
child |
| 喂 |
: |
feed |
| 奶 |
: |
milk |
|
| 3. There is an example on page 10. |
| dì |
shí |
yè |
shàng |
yǒu |
gè |
lì |
zǐ |
。 |
| 第 |
十 |
页 |
上 |
有 |
个 |
例 |
子 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 第 |
: |
used before numerals to form ordinal numbers |
| 十 |
: |
ten |
| 页 |
: |
page |
| 上 |
: |
on |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 例子 |
: |
example |
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| 4. This thief has been caught by the police five times. |
| zhè |
xiǎo |
tōu |
yǐ |
jīng |
shì |
dì |
wǔ |
cì |
bèi |
jǐng |
chá |
zhuā |
zhù |
le |
。 |
| 这 |
小 |
偷 |
已 |
经 |
是 |
第 |
5 |
次 |
被 |
警 |
察 |
抓 |
住 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 小偷 |
: |
thief |
| 已经 |
: |
already |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 第 |
: |
used before numerals to form ordinal numbers |
| 次 |
: |
times |
| 被 |
: |
by |
| 警察 |
: |
police |
| 抓住 |
: |
caught |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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