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
第二产业
dì èr chǎn yè
secondary industry
安第斯山脉
ān dì sī shān mài
Andes mountain chain of South America
第六感
dì liù gǎn
sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
第二次世界大战
dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn
World War II
第三者
dì sān zhě
sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship
第三人称
dì sān rén chēng
third person (grammar)
第一线
dì yī xiàn
front line
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)