HSK 2 vocabulary › 第一
第一
第一 in English: first; number one
dì yī
first; number one
How to pronounce 第一
dì yī (without tone marks: di yi). dì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; yī is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 第一
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
(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
一 yī
one; single; a (article)
one; single; a (article)
Example sentences with 第一
| 今天，林安第一次来中文课。 | from New Classmate |
| 第一个房间很小，也没有电视。 | from The New Hotel Room |
| 她说：“谢谢你，我今天第一次上班。” | from The Extra Change |
Related words
| 一 | yī | one; single | HSK 1 |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | erhua variant of 一点; a bit | HSK 1 |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place; together | HSK 2 |
| 一下 | yī xià | a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) | HSK 2 |
| 一般 | yī bān | same; ordinary | HSK 3 |
| 一边 | yī biān | one side; either side | HSK 3 |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly | HSK 3 |
| 一共 | yī gòng | altogether | HSK 3 |
| 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment; a while | HSK 3 |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same; like | HSK 3 |