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(dì yī gè) - the first one in Mandarin

Traditional: 第一個

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Translation

the first one

Word origin

The phrase 第一个 combines 第一 'the first' with the general measure word 个, meaning 'the first one'. 个 (traditional 個) is the most common classifier in Mandarin.

Origin
compound
Root
第一 (dì yī, the first) + 个 (gè, measure word)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 第

Stroke order for 一

Stroke order for 个

Examples

He was the first one to arrive.

This is my first child.

The first one I thought of was you.

He is the first guest to arrive.

You are the first foreigner I have ever met.

第一个 (dì yī gè) means the first one.

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This word is part of lesson 20.