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  dai6   jyutping
  di4   pinyin
[1] sequence; number [2] grade; degree [3] [v] place (e.g. on the imperial examination)

Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 14485 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Oct 2009 05:32

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detail  dai6 ji6  di4 er4 = [1] 2nd [2] other; another
detail  dai6 jat1  di4 yi1 = first
detail  dai6 saam1  di4 san1 = third
detail  dai6 sei3  di4 si4 = fourth (common formation)
detail  dai6 ng5  di4 wu3 = fifth (common formation)
detail  dai6 luk6  di4 liu4 = sixth (common formation)
detail  dai6 cat1  di4 qi1 = seventh (common formation)
detail  dai6 baat3  di4 ba1 = eighth (common formation)
detail  dai6 sap6  di4 shi2 = tenth
detail  dai6 sap6 jat1  di4 shi2 yi1 = eleventh
detail  dai6 sap6 ji6  di4 shi2 er4 = twelth (common formation)
detail  dai6 jat6   = another day
detail  dai6 go3   = another
detail  dai6 jat1 ci3  di4 yi1 ci4 = [1] first, first time; [2] number one
detail  dai6 jat1 bou6  di4 yi1 bu4 = first step
detail  dai6 gau2  di4 jiu3 = ninth (common formation)
detail  dai6 cat1 sap6  di4 qi1 shi2 = seventieth
detail  dai6 saam1 sap6  di4 san1 shi2 = thirtieth
detail  dai6 gau2 sap6  di4 jiu3 shi2 = ninetieth
detail  dai6 ji6 sap6  di4 er4 shi2 = twentieth
detail  dai6 ng5 sap6  di4 wu3 shi2 = fiftieth
detail  dai6 baat3 sap6  di4 ba1 shi2 = eightieth
detail  dai6 luk6 sap6  di4 liu4 shi2 = sixtieth
detail  dai6 sap6 cat1  di4 shi2 qi1 = seventeenth (common formation)
detail  dai6 sap6 saam1  di4 shi2 san1 = thirteenth (common formation)
detail  dai6 sap6 gau2  di4 shi2 jiu3 = nineteenth (common formation)
detail  dai6 sap6 ng5  di4 shi2 wu3 = fifteenth (common formation)
detail  dai6 sap6 baat3  di4 shi2 ba1 = eighteenth (common formation)
detail  dai6 sap6 luk6  di4 shi2 liu4 = sixteenth (common formation)
detail  dai6 jat1 go3  di4 yi1 ge4 = first one; number one (common formation)
detail  dai6 jat1 zau1  di4 yi1 zhou1 = first week (common formation)
detail  dai6 sap6 sei3  di4 shi2 si4 = fourteenth (common formation)
detail  dai6 sei3 sap6  di4 si4 shi2 = fortieth (common formation)
detail  dai6 ji6 jat6   = another day
detail  dai6 ji6 dou6   = another place
detail  dai6 dou6  di4 du4 = somewhere else; some other place
detail  dai6 joeng6*2   = another kind
detail  gong2 siu3 wan2 dai6 joeng6*2   = this is no laughing matter
detail  dai6 jat1 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3   = World War I; the First World War
detail  dai6 ji6 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3  di4 er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4 = World War II; the Second World War
detail  cyun4 sai3 gaai3 dai6 jat1  quan2 shi4 jie4 di4 yi1 = the world's first
detail  dai6 jat1 zoeng2  di4 yi1 jiang3 = first prize
detail  dai6 ci3   = next time
detail  dai6 ji6 go3   = the second (one)
detail  dai6 saam1 ze2 bou2 him2   = third party sick insurance
detail  dai6 ji6 sai3   = the next life of something; for an indefinitely long time
detail  dai6 saam1 gwai3  di4 san1 ji4 = third-quarter (of calendar year)
detail  dai6 saam1 ze2  di4 san1 zhe3 = third-party; concubine
detail  haau2 dai6 jat1  kao3 di4 yi1 = to score first place in the examinations
detail  dai6 saam1 sai3 gaai3  di4 san1 shi4 jie4 = the Third World
detail  dai6 jat1 fu1 jan4  di4 yi1 fu1 ren2 = First Lady (wife of US president)
detail  dai6 jat1 go3 cang4 ci3  di4 yi1 ge4 ceng2 ci4 = the first stage
detail  jan3 dai6 on1  yin4 di4 an1 = American Indian (also referred to now as "Native Americans")
detail  dai6 saam1 fong1  di4 san1 fang1 = third party
detail  jan3 dai6 on1 neoi5 jan4*2  yin4 di4 an1 nv3 ren2 = an American Indian woman
detail  jan3 dai6 on1 bou6 lok6  yin4 di4 an1 bu4 luo4 = an Indian tribe
detail  dai6 jat1 sai3 gaai3  di4 yi1 shi4 jie4 = the first world (composed of the superpowers) (common formation)
detail  dai6 jat1 sin3  di4 yi1 xian4 = forefront; front line; first line (common formation)
detail  dai6 jat1 sau2  di4 yi1 shou3 = firsthand
detail  dai6 jat1 baa2 sau2  di4 yi1 ba3 shou3 = first in command; number one man; a person holding primary responsibility
detail  dai6 jat1 hyun1   = first round
detail  dai6 ji6 hyun1   = second round
detail  dai6 ji6 caan2 jip6  di4 er4 chan3 ye4 = secondary industry (common formation)
detail  dai6 ji6 soeng5 si5  di4 er4 shang4 shi4 = secondary listing (common formation)
detail  dai6 saam1 caan2 jip6  di4 san1 chan3 ye4 = tertiary industry; service sector (common formation)
detail  dai6 jat1 faat3 kau4 jyun4  di4 yi1 fa1 qiu2 yuan2 = first server (in a ballgame) (common formation)
detail  dai6 sei3 gwai1 dou6  di4 si4 ji4 du4 = fourth quarter (of a year) (common formation)
detail  dai6 ji6 gwai1 dou6  di4 er4 ji4 du4 = second quarter (of a year) (common formation)
detail  dai6 saam1 gwai1 dou6  di4 san1 ji4 du4 = third quarter (of a year) (common formation)
detail  dai6 jat1 gwai1 dou6  di4 yi4 ji4 du4 = first quarter (of a year) (common formation)
detail  on1 cyun4 dai6 jat1  an1 quan2 di4 yi1 = Safety First (common formation)
detail  dai6 ng5 zi1   = the penis (lit., "the fifth limb")
detail  dai6 saam1 zek3 goek3   = the penis (lit., "the third leg")
detail  dai6 jat1 caan2 jip6  di4 yi1 chan3 ye4 = primary sector of industry (common formation)
detail  dai6 ji6 gwok3 zai3  di4 er4 guo2 ji4 = Second International (socialist organization) (common formation)
detail  dai6 saam1 fu3 bun2  di4 san1 fu4 ben3 = quadruplicate (common formation)
detail  dai6 ji6 fu3 bun2   = triplicate (common formation)
detail  lok6 dai6  luo4 di4 = fail in exam
detail  tin1 haa6 dai6 jat1  tian1 xia4 di4 yi1 = the first / the best under heaven
detail  kap6 dai6*2 zuk1  ji2 di4 zhou1 = congee with pig's liver and kidneys
detail  dai6 ji6 joeng6/6*2   = other; else
detail  dai6 si4   = in the future, another day
detail  dai6 di1   = other; else
detail  dai6 ji6 di1   = other; else
detail  dai6 jat1 baan2  di4 yi1 ban3 = first edition
detail  jan3 dai6 on1 jan4  yin4 di4 an1 ren2 = American Indian, Native Americans
detail  dai6 luk6 gam2  di4 liu4 gan3 = the sixth sense
detail  lou5 faan1 tai2 bong2 dai6 jat1  lao3 fan1 di4 bang3 di4 yi1 = to be positioned in last place; last place; come last
detail  dai6 mei5*1  di4 wei3 = the last; the very last; come in last
detail  dai6 jat1 si4 gaan1*3  di4 yi1 shi2 jian1 = immediately; right away
detail  on1 dai6 si1 saan1  an1 di4 si1 shan1 = the Andes mountain range
detail  dai6 jat1 sing3 zing1  di4 yi1 xing4 zheng1 = [bio.] primary sexual characteristic
detail  dai6 ji6 sing3 zing1  di4 er4 xing4 zheng1 = [bio.] secondary sexual characteristic
detail  dai6 saam1 dai3 gwok3   = The Third Reich
detail  san1 sai3 gaai3 dai6 jat1 baa1 si6*2 fuk6 mou6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1   = New World First Bus Services Ltd.
detail  dai6 jat1 zoeng1 go3 jan4 zyun1 cap1   = debut album
detail  dai6 jat1 soeng1 jip6 ngan4 hong4   = First Commercial Bank (common formation)
detail  dai6 jat1 taai3 ping4 ngan4 hong4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1   = First Pacific Bank Limited (common formation)
detail  dai6 sei3 ngan4 hong4   = Daishi Bank, Ltd. (common formation)
detail  zi1 gaa1 go1 dai6 jat1 gwok3 man4 ngan4 hong4   = First National Bank of Chicago (common formation)
detail  dai6 jat1 sing4   = Grand Epoch City (1/6 model of old Beijing); City One residential area in Sha Tin
detail  saam1 kap6 dai6  san1 ji2 di4 = saam kap dai
detail  dai6 nip6 baak3 ho4  di4 nie4 bo2 he2 = Dnieper River
detail  sing3 zit3 maa5 lei5 kei4 dai6 jat1 sik1   = [yoga] Marichyasana II, Sage Marichi's Pose II
detail  zin3 si6 dai6 jat1 sik1   = [yoga] Virabhadrasana I, Warrior I
detail  zin3 si6 dai6 ji6 sik1   = [yoga] Virabhadrasana II, Warrior II
detail  san1 keoi1 zyun3*2 dung6 dai6 jat1 sik1   = [yoga] Bharadvajasana I, Sage Bharadvaja's Pose I
detail  san1 keoi1 zyun3*2 dung6 dai6 ji6 sik1   = [yoga] Bharadvajasana II, Sage Bharadvaja's Pose II
detail  dai6 jat1 taai3 ping4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1   = First Pacific Co. Ltd.
detail  toi4 waan1 dai6 jat1 fu1 jan4  tai2 wan1 di4 yi1 fu1 ren2 = Taiwan's First Lady
detail  zit3 gong1 dai6 jat1 ngan4 hong4   = Chekiang First Bank Ltd.
detail  dai6 jat1 taai3 ping4 ngan4 hong4   = First Pacific Bank Ltd.
detail  dai6 jat1 sou3 zung6 faat3 jyun6*2   = the Court of First Instance

Showing all 7 examples containing 第
detail audio 點解打電話畀佢第二日
Why don't you phone her and tell her to change it to another day?
detail 八月一年中第八月份
August is the eighth month of the year.
detail 唔要嘅話可以第二個
If you don't want it, you can just give it to somebody else.
[Lit. you don't want [conditional delimiter], can give-present give other person]
detail audio 第一
first column
[note the split characters for 直行]
detail 打橫第二
second row
[note the split characters for 橫行]
detail 今日雖然只係第二日...
Today, although is just the second day ...
[Usually this sentence is followed by saying how unexpected the situation has developed into, even though it is just the second day of the event/situation. ]
detail 做生意第一就係
If you wanna be a businessman, the first thing you gotta learn is how to play dirty.
[Lit. you want study do business, number one [counter] thing is-exactly study wickedness]

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