HSK3 grammar: 第dì + number

第dì + number to indicate it’s an ordinal number, like 第一dìyī means first,第二 dìèr means second, 第三dìsān means third.
1 这是我第一次来中国。
Zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì lái zhōngguó. This is my first time to China.
2 这是你第一次来中国吗?
Zhè shì nǐ dì yī cì lái zhōngguó ma?
Is this your first time in China?

Please translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1 This is our first meeting.
2 This is my second time in the United States.
3 Is this the first time you’ve seen him?
4 This is my fourth time reading this book.

Answer:
1 这是我们第一次见面。
Zhè shì wǒmen dì yī cì jiànmiàn.
2 这是我第二次去美国。
Zhè shì wǒ dì èr cì qù Měiguó.
3 这是你第一次见他吗?
Zhè shì nǐ dì yī cì jiàn tā ma?
4 这是我第四次读这本书。
Zhè shì wǒ dì sì cì dú zhè běn shū.

Becky Huang

Hey, my name is Becky. I'm a Chinese teacher certified by the Confucius Institute with 13 years of teaching experience. I wrote all these exercises based on the New HSK Standard(2021).