第一 (dai6 jat1 | di4 yi1) : first

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第一

dai6 jat1

di4 yi1

first

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 20,900,000

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

第一

This word has been viewed 3210 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 24th Aug 2005 07:55 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

第 dai6 - sequence; number; grade; degree
一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little

38 compounds containing this word:

第一次 - [1] first, first time; [2] number one
第一步 - first step
第一次世界大戰 - World War I; the First World War
全世界第一 - the world's first
第一獎 - first prize
考第一 - to score first place in the examinations
第一夫人 - First Lady (wife of US president)
第一個層次 - the first stage
第一手 - firsthand
第一把手 - first in command; number one man; a person holding primary responsibility
第一圈 - first round
天下第一 - the first / the best under heaven
第一版 - first edition
老番睇榜第一 - to be positioned in last place; last place; come last
第一時間 - immediately; right away
第一性徵 - [bio.] primary sexual characteristic
新世界第一巴士服務有限公司 - New World First Bus Services Ltd.
第一張個人專輯 - debut album
第一城 - Grand Epoch City (1/6 model of old Beijing); City One residential area in Sha Tin
聖哲瑪里琪第一式 - [yoga] Marichyasana II, Sage Marichi's Pose II
戰士第一式 - [yoga] Virabhadrasana I, Warrior I
身軀轉動第一式 - [yoga] Bharadvajasana I, Sage Bharadvaja's Pose I
第一太平有限公司 - First Pacific Co. Ltd.
台灣第一夫人 - Taiwan's First Lady
浙江第一銀行 - Chekiang First Bank Ltd.
第一太平銀行 - First Pacific Bank Ltd.
第一訴訟法院 - the Court of First Instance
Common Formations:
第一個 - first one; number one
第一周 - first week
第一世界 - the first world (composed of the superpowers)
第一線 - forefront; front line; first line
第一發球員 - first server (in a ballgame)
第一季度 - first quarter (of a year)
安全第一 - Safety First
第一產業 - primary sector of industry
第一商業銀行 - First Commercial Bank
第一太平銀行有限公司 - First Pacific Bank Limited
芝加哥第一國民銀行 - First National Bank of Chicago

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打直第一行
first column
[note the split characters for 直行]

你想學做生意呢，第一樣嘢就係要學奸粵
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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