她总是在班上拿倒数第一。

She is always at the bottom of the class.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 她 tā she
2 总是 zǒngshì always
3 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
4 班上 bānshàng (in the) class
=5 拿 ná old variant of 拿 ná
=5 拿 ná variant of 拿 ná
=5 拿 ná
  1. to hold
  2. to seize
  3. to catch
  4. to apprehend
  5. to take
  6. (used in the same way as 把 bǎ: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
=6 倒数 dàoshǔ
  1. to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
  2. to count down
  3. from the bottom (lines on a page)
  4. from the back (rows of seats)
=6 倒数 dàoshù
  1. inverse number
  2. reciprocal (math.)
=7 第一 dìyī
  1. first
  2. most important; primary; foremost
=7 第一 dì-yī
  1. (literally, figuratively) first; 1st
  2. being the most important consideration; being essential, or a priority; coming first
  3. first; 1st
  4. firstly
  5. number one; #1; first (in a test, competition, etc.)