第一 dìyī▶ primero

Stroke order

第一 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 第 — 11 strokes
• 一 — 1 stroke

Senses

1. first
2. most important; primary; foremost

Example sentences

• 这是我的第一本汉语书。Zhè shì wǒ de dì yī běn Hànyǔ shū.This is my first Chinese book.
• 为什么您是第一？Wèishénme nín shì dì yī?Why are you the first?
• 这是我的第一本书。Zhè shì wǒ de dìyī běn shū.This is my first book.
• 他是我的第一位朋友。Tā shì wǒ de dìyī wèi péngyǒu.He is my first friend.

Related words

• 一下en breve
• 一起juntos
• 一uno
• 一共Completamente
• 一定Cierto, seguro
• 一样igualmente

第一 is pronounced dìyī and means “primero”. It is part of the HSK 2 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 第一 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.