dì第yī一(Mandarin)(Cantonese)
dì第
yī一
(Mandarin)
(Cantonese)
Dictionary
first/most important; primary; foremost
Examples
他是我们班第一个到教室的学生。
Tā shì wǒmen bān dì yī gè dào jiàoshì de xuéshēng.
→ He is the first student to arrive at the classroom in our class.
健康是第一位的，你一定要多休息。
Jiànkāng shì dì yī wèi de, nǐ yīdìng yào duō xiūxi.
→ Health is the most important thing; you must get more rest.
不管做什么，安全第一。
Bùguǎn zuò shénme, ānquán dì yī.
→ No matter what you do, safety comes first.
Did You Know?
Word Order
Word Formation
第 is a prefix for ordinal numbers and 一 means 'one'.
Usage Tips
第 always comes before the number: 第一 (first), 第二 (second). Use it to rank items: 第一名 (first place).