Miaozi

第

dìㄉㄧˋ
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HSK 1TOCFL 1

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 - liu4] "sixth")

  2. 2

    (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed

  3. 3

    (old) residence of a high official

  4. 4

    (literary) but; however

  5. 5

    (literary) only; just

Examples

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伯拉罕·林肯，美国第16任总统，生于肯塔基州的一个简陋的小屋里。

伯拉罕·林肯，美國第16任總統，生於肯塔基州的一個簡陋的小屋裏。

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Kentucky.

讓我們從第30頁開始。

Let's begin at page 30.

日本國會今天正式選舉了橋本龍太郎作為全國第52屆總理。

The Japanese Parliament today officially elected Ryūtarō Hashimoto as the country's 52nd prime minister.

我通过汉语水平考试并考到了最高等第。

我通過漢語水平考試並考到了最高等第。

I've taken the HSK and achieved the highest level.

如果我們之間有1000步的距離，你只要跨出第1步，我就會朝著你的方向走其餘的999步。

If there are 1000 steps between us, you only need to take one step, and I will take the other 999 to you.

Characters

Character breakdown

弟

dì

younger brother

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