第一 dì yī ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ dai6 jat1
- first
- most important; primary; foremost
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More words with these characters
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- 第一手 dì yī shǒu ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ dai6 jat1 sau2 first-hand
- 第一线 第一線 dì yī xiàn ㄉㄧˋ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄢˋ dai6 jat1 sin3 front line
- 上第 shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai6 top notch; highest quality
- 不第 bù dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 dai6 to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)
- 及第 jí dì ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ kap6 dai6 to pass an imperial examination
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- 品第 pǐn dì ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄉㄧˋ ban2 dai6 grade (i.e. quality)
- 宅第 zhái dì ㄓㄞˊ ㄉㄧˋ zaak6 dai6 residence
- 居第 jū dì ㄐㄩ ㄉㄧˋ geoi1 dai6 housing
- 府第 fǔ dì ㄈㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ fu2 dai6 mansion house
- 擢第 zhuó dì ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄧˋ zok6 dai6 to pass the civil service examination (in imperial China)
- 故第 gù dì ㄍㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋ gu3 dai6 former residence
- 次第 cì dì ㄘˋ ㄉㄧˋ ci3 dai6 order
- 潭第 tán dì ㄊㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ taam4 dai6 variant of 覃第
- 甲第 jiǎ dì ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄧˋ gaap3 dai6 residence of a noble
- 私第 sī dì ㄙ ㄉㄧˋ si1 dai6 (literary) private residence; private house
- 第二 dì èr ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˋ dai6 ji6 second
- 第五 dì wǔ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨˇ dai6 ng5 fifth
- 第戎 Dì róng ㄉㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ dai6 jung4 Dijon (France)
- 第蒙 Dì méng ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄥˊ dai6 mung4 (Tw) Des Moines, capital of Iowa
- 等第 děng dì ㄉㄥˇ ㄉㄧˋ dang2 dai6 level
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- 一一 yī yī ㄧ ㄧ jat1 jat1 one by one; one after another
- 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 一共 yī gòng ㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ jat1 gung6 in total; altogether
- 一再 yī zài ㄧ ㄗㄞˋ jat1 zoi3 repeatedly
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- 一切 yī qiè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ jat1 cai3 everything
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 一同 yī tóng ㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jat1 tung4 together
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 一味 yī wèi ㄧ ㄨㄟˋ jat1 mei6 persistently; stubbornly; blindly
- 一块 一塊 yī kuài ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ jat1 faai3 a piece; a chunk
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 一定 yī dìng ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jat1 ding6 surely; certainly; definitely
- 一带 一帶 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 daai3 region; area
- 一度 yī dù ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ jat1 dou6 for a time
- 一律 yī lǜ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ jat1 leot6 same; identical
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 一旁 yī páng ㄧ ㄆㄤˊ jat1 pong4 aside
- 一旦 yī dàn ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ jat1 daan3 in case (sth happens)
Idioms with these characters
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 表里不一 表裡不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 bat1 jat1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
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- 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 别树一旗 別樹一旗 bié shù yī qí ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˊ bit6 syu6 jat1 kei4 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
- 别树一帜 別樹一幟 bié shù yī zhì ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄓˋ bit6 syu6 jat1 ci3 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
- 壁垒一新 壁壘一新 bì lěi yī xīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄟˇ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ bik1 leoi5 jat1 san1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
- 不顾一切 不顧一切 bù gù yī qiè ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ bat1 gu3 jat1 cai3 (idiom) to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns
- 不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān yī jī ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄧ ㄐㄧ bat1 ham1 jat1 gik1 (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow
- 不可一世 bù kě yī shì ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ bat1 ho2 jat1 sai3 (idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant
Example sentences
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我 是 第一 。
I'm first.
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生活 第一 ！
Life first!
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你 是 第一 。
You're the first.
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这 這 是 第一次 。
This is the first time.
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这 這 是 第一 点 點 。
That’s the first point.
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