Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
第四
dìsì
Description
"第四"是一个序数词，表示顺序中的第四个。
"第四" is an ordinal number meaning the fourth in order.
我们说"第四课"或者"第四个人"，都是在说顺序。
When we say "第四课" or "第四个人", we are talking about order.
Meanings
第四dìsì
fourth (in order or sequence)
今天我们学第四课。
Today we study Lesson 4.
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Notes
- Etymology
第 marks ordinal numbers; 四 means "four," so 第四 = "fourth."
- Nuance
第 turns a cardinal number into an ordinal; without it, 四 just means "four."
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