第三 (dì sān): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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第三 (dì sān): Third (ordinal number) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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第 • dì • sequence prefix (ordinal number marker) • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
dì
第
sequence prefix (ordinal number marker)
三 • sān • three • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
sān
三
three
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 第三.
Words with
第
第一
dì yī
firstly
第一手
dì yī shǒu
First-hand / Primary
第七
dì qī
seventh
第九
dì jiǔ
ninth
第二
dì èr
second
第五
dì wǔ
fifth
第八
dì bā
eighth
第六
dì liù
sixth
Words with
三
再三
zài sān
again and again; repeatedly
丢三落四
diū sān là sì
forgetful
三维
sān wéi
Three-dimensional
三角
sān jiǎo
Triangle / triangular
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
Repeatedly / Over and over again
举一反三
jǔ yī fǎn sān
draw inferences about other cases from one instance
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
one after another / in quick succession
朝三暮四
zhāo sān mù sì
change one's mind repeatedly / be indecisive
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Example Sentences with 第三
Tā
他
zài
在
zhè
这
chǎng
场
bǐ
比
sài
赛
lǐ
里
dé
得
le
了
dì
第
sān
三
míng
名
。
He got third place in this competition.
Dì
第
sān
三
jié
节
kè
课
shì
是
shù
数
xué
学
kè
课
。
The third class is math class.
