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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