Ordinal Numbers in Chinese
The ordinal numbers in Chinese: 第一 (dìyī, first), 第二 (dì'èr, second), 第三 (dìsān, third), 第四 (dìsì, fourth), 第五 (dìwǔ, fifth), 第六 (dìliù, sixth), 第七 (dìqī, seventh), 第八 (dìbā, eighth), 第九 (dìjiǔ, ninth), 第十 (dìshí, tenth), 第十一 (dìshíyī, eleventh), 第十二 (dìshí'èr, twelfth). Below are all 12 ordinal numbers from lesson 22 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 22 · Ordinals 1–12 12 words
- 第一 dìyī first
他很容易地赢了第一名。
Tā hěn róngyì de yíng le dìyī míng。
He won first place easily.
- 第二 dì'èr second
这是我第二次来这里。
Zhè shì wǒ dì'èr cì lái zhèlǐ。
This is my second time here.
- 第三 dìsān third
他们得了第三名。
Tāmen dé le dìsān míng。
They finished in third place.
- 第四 dìsì fourth
我排在第四个。
Wǒ pái zài dìsì ge。
I am fourth in line.
- 第五 dìwǔ fifth
她在第五排。
Tā zài dìwǔ pái。
She is in the fifth row.
- 第六 dìliù sixth
他是第六个人。
Tā shì dìliù ge rén。
He is the sixth person.
- 第七 dìqī seventh
他们住在第七层。
Tāmen zhù zài dìqī céng。
They live on the seventh floor.
- 第八 dìbā eighth
这是第八个苹果。
Zhè shì dìbā gè píngguǒ。
This is the eighth apple.
- 第九 dìjiǔ ninth
第九天是节日。
Dìjiǔ tiān shì jiérì。
The ninth day is a holiday.
- 第十 dìshí tenth
她是第十名。
Tā shì dìshí míng。
She is the tenth place.
- 第十一 dìshíyī eleventh
他们庆祝他们的第十一周年。
Tāmen qìngzhù tāmen de dìshíyī zhōunián。
They celebrate their eleventh anniversary.
- 第十二 dìshí'èr twelfth
那是第十二个月。
Nà shì dìshí'èr gè yuè。
That is the twelfth month.
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