第二

èr

Traditional: 第二

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Translation

second, the second

Word origin

The ordinal prefix 第 (dì) attached to the number 二 (èr, two), forming the ordinal second.

Origin
compound
Root
第 (dì, ordinal prefix) + 二 (èr, two)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 第

Stroke order for 二

Examples

He came second in the competition.

The next day we went to the seaside.

jīng

This is my second time in Beijing.

Please turn to the second page.

She is sitting in the second row.

第二 (dì èr) is the ordinal second, formed with the prefix 第 plus 二. The same pattern produces 第一 (first), 第三 (third), and so on.

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This word is part of lesson 30.