Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
第五
dìwǔ
Description
"第五"的意思是排在第五的东西或人。
"第五" means the thing or person ranked fifth.
我们用"第"加上数字来表示顺序，所以"第五"就是第五个。
We use "第" plus a number to indicate order, so "第五" means the fifth one.
Meanings
第五dìwǔ
fifth (in order or ranking)
他是我们班第五名。
He is fifth in our class.
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Notes
- Etymology
第 marks ordinal numbers, 五 means "five"; together they mean "fifth".
- Nuance
第 turns cardinal numbers into ordinals, like English "-th" (第五 = fifth).
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