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第一

dì yī · di yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. first
  2. number one
  3. primary
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In a conversation

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The two-person race

  1. Liangliang

    比赛(bǐsài)结果(jiéguǒ)出来(chūlái)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Are the race results out yet?

  2. Dengdeng

    出来(chūlái)了(le)，我(wǒ)是(shì)第一(dìyī)！

    Yes, I came first!

  3. Liangliang

    太棒了(tàibàngle)！有(yǒu)多少(duōshao)人(rén)参加(cānjiā)？

    Awesome! How many people took part?

  4. Dengdeng

    就(jiù)两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)。

    Only two.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)第一(dìyī)，就是(jiùshì)第二(dìèr)。

    Then you were either first or second.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)想(xiǎng)哪(nǎ)个(ge)跑(pǎo)步(bù)运(yùn)动(dòng)员(yuán)会(huì)跑(pǎo)第(dì)一(yī)。

I wonder which of the runners will come first.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)来(lái)北(běi)京(jīng)。

This is my first time coming to Beijing.

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