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Pronunciation |
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dì |
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Meaning |
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- used before numerals to form ordinal numbers. (n)
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Radical |
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竹 |
Strokes |
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11 |
Traditional |
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第 |
Usage |
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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 |
。 |
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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 |
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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 |
。 |
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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 |
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3. There is an example on page 10. |
dì |
shí |
yè |
shàng |
yǒu |
gè |
lì |
zǐ |
。 |
第 |
十 |
页 |
上 |
有 |
个 |
例 |
子 |
。 |
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第 |
: |
used before numerals to form ordinal numbers |
十 |
: |
ten |
页 |
: |
page |
上 |
: |
on |
有 |
: |
have |
个 |
: |
measure word |
例子 |
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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 |
。 |
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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 |
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(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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