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Chinese Vocabulary

第

prefix forming ordinal numbers

第
dì4th tone
Pinyin
dì
Strokes
11
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 第

第 is written with 11 strokes. The animation replays automatically.

Usage

Peter 是第八名 = Peter placed eighth.

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He Took Steroids, Drank 24 a Day and Never Trained Once. At His First Bodybuilding Contest, He Came Last.第 spoken at natural speedeasy
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