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第
dì
1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

第
dì
sequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacing an ordinal
HSK 2 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

居第
jūdì
housing
第五
dìwǔ
fifth
府第
fǔdì
mansion house
品第
pǐndì
grade (i.e. quality)
上第
shàngdì
top notch
不第
bùdì
to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)
擢第
zhuódì
to pass the civil service examination (in imperial China)
门第
méndì
family status
故第
gùdì
former residence
第二
dìèr
second
次第
cìdì
order
等第
děngdì
level
潭第
tándì
variant of [[覃第<tándì>]]
甲第
jiǎdì
residence of a noble
覃第
tándì
extensive residence
第戎
Dìróng
Dijon (France)
第一
dìyī
first
HSK 2
落第
luòdì
to fail an exam
及第
jídì
to pass an imperial examination
贾第虫
Jiǎdìchóng
Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite that inhabits the gut

Example Sentences (1)

第三,必须根据自己的健康情况运动。
Dì sān, bìxū gēnjù zìjǐ de jiànkāng qíngkuàng yùndòng.
Third, you must exercise according to your own health condition.
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
113
Word Frequency Rank
1,088 of 84,292

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