第
一

First in Chinese: 第一 (dì yī)

dì yī

first

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Definitions

  1. 1first
  2. 2number one
  3. 3primary

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第
一

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ㄉㄧˋ

dì

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 生活第一！

    shēng huó dì yī！

    Life first!

  • 我是第一。

    wǒ shì dì yī。

    I'm first.

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Related words

一

yī

one

第

dì

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth")

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

一切

yī qiè

everything

统一

tǒng yī

to unify

万一

wàn yī

just in case

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