第二 (dì èr): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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第二 (dì èr): Second (numeral) — 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)
二 • èr • two • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
èr
二
two
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 第二.
Words with
第
第一
dì yī
firstly
第一手
dì yī shǒu
First-hand / Primary
第七
dì qī
seventh
第三
dì sān
third
第九
dì jiǔ
ninth
第五
dì wǔ
fifth
第八
dì bā
eighth
第六
dì liù
sixth
Words with
二
二手
èr shǒu
indirectly acquired
二维码
èr wéi mǎ
two-dimensional barcode
二氧化碳
èr yǎng huà tàn
carbon dioxide
一干二净
yì gān èr jìng
Completely / Thoroughly
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
one after another / in quick succession
数一数二
shǔ yī shǔ èr
rank among the best
独一无二
dú yī wú èr
Unique / One of a kind
一二
yī èr
one or two, a few
4.
Example Sentences with 第二
jīng
经
jì
济
yā
压
lì
力
bī
逼
pò
迫
tā
他
bù
不
dé
得
bù
不
zhǎo
找
dì
第
èr
二
fèn
份
gōng
工
zuò
作
。
Financial pressure forces him to find a second job.
zài
在
dào
倒
shǔ
数
dì
第
èr
二
yè
页
，
wǒ
我
zhǎo
找
Fēi
非
zhōu
洲
shì
是
shì
世
jiè
界
shàng
上
dì
第
èr
二
dà
大
jí
即
biàn
便
quán
全
lì
力
yǐ
以
fù
赴
，
wǒ
我
men
们
dǐng
shì
市
zhèng
政
fǔ
府
jué
决
dìng
定
duì
对
kōng
空
zhì
置
de
的
dì
dào
到
le
了
dá
答
àn
案
。
I found the answer on the second-to-last page.
zhōu
洲
。
Africa is the second largest continent in the world.
顶
duō
多
yě
也
zhǐ
只
néng
能
huò
获
dé
得
dì
第
èr
二
míng
名
。
Even if we give it our all, at most we can only achieve second place.
第
èr
二
tào
套
zhù
住
fáng
房
zhēng
征
shōu
收
é
额
wài
外
fèi
费
yòng
用
。
The municipal government has decided to impose an additional fee on vacant second homes.
