第
dì
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth")
(literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just
她住在这栋楼的第三层。
tā zhù zài zhè dòng lóu de dì sān céng。
She lives on the third floor of this building.
他是班里第一个交作业的学生。
tā shì bān lǐ dì yī gè jiāo zuòyè de xuésheng。
He was the first student in the class to hand in the homework.
Words with 第
门第
mén dì
family status
阖第光临
hé dì guāng lín
the whole family is invited (idiom)
韦瓦第
wéi wǎ dì
Vivaldi (name)
上第
shàng dì
top notch; highest quality
不第
bù dì
to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)
世界第一
shì jiè dì yī
ranked number one in the world
全世界第一
quán shì jiè dì yī
world's first
刘光第
liú guāng dì
Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
加里波第
jiā lǐ bō dì
Guiseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), Italian military commander and politician
勃艮第
bó gèn dì
Burgundy (Bourgogne), a medieval kingdom and later a powerful duchy, now a region of France
北京第二外国语学院
běi jīng dì èr wài guó yǔ xué yuàn
Beijing International Studies University (BISU)
印第安
yìn dì ān
native American