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English Definition(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc); order; (old) rank in the imperial examinations; mansion; (literary) but; just
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dai6
Part of Speech(前缀) prefix
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word    
第一次dìyī cìthe first time; first; number one
第一个dìyī gèfirst one
第二天dì'èr tiānnext day; the morrow
第二次dì'èr cìthe second time; second; number two
第二个dì'èr gèsecond
Words With Same Tail Word    
及第jídìto pass an imperial examination
次第cìdìorder; sequence; one after another
门第méndìfamily status
府第fǔdìmansion house; official residence
书香门第shūxiāng méndìfamily with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
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