第

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Pronunciation : dì

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Meaning :
  1. used before numerals to form ordinal numbers. (n)
Radical : 竹
Strokes : 11
Traditional : 第
Usage : 55.7%
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
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
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 : example
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 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
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December 16th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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