第一

Character by character

• 第dì11 strokesHSK 1sequence, number; grade, degree
• 一yī1 strokesHSK 1one; a, an; alone

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 生活第一！

  Shēng huó dì yī

  Life first!

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• 我是第一。

  Wǒ shì dì yī

  I'm first.

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• 你是第一。

  Nǐ shì dì yī

  You're the first.

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• 这是第一点。

  Zhè shì dì yī diǎn

  That’s the first point.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 第一. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 一yīHSK 1

  one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

• 一起yī qǐHSK 1

  in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)

• 一些yī xiēHSK 1

  some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er

• 一定yī dìngHSK 2

  surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must

• 一直yī zhíHSK 2

  straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

• 一样yī yàngHSK 1

  same; like; equal to; the same as; just like

• 一切yī qièHSK 3

  everything; every; all

• 唯一wéi yīHSK 5

  only; sole

• 第二dì èrHSK 1

  second; number two; next; secondary

• 一般yī bānHSK 2

  same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general

• 之一zhī yīHSK 4

  one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)

• 第dìHSK 1

  (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just

• 一边yī biānHSK 1

  one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while

• 一旦yī dànHSK 5

  in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day

• 一半yī bànHSK 1

  half

• 一生yī shēngHSK 2

  all one's life; throughout one's life

• 一致yī zhìHSK 4

  unanimous; identical (views or opinions)

• 进一步jìn yī bùHSK 3

  to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further

• 一一yī yīHSK 7

  one by one; one after another

• 一会儿yī huì rHSK 1

  a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r]

• 一辈子yī bèi ziHSK 5

  (for) a lifetime

• 一路yī lùHSK 5

  the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind

• 万一wàn yīHSK 4

  just in case; if by any chance; contingency

• 一面yī miànHSK 7

  one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face