第一
- (literally, figuratively) first; 1st
- being the most important consideration; being essential, or a priority; coming first
- first; 1st
- firstly
- number one; #1; first (in a test, competition, etc.)
Examples
The first term starts in April.
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My first wife is dead.
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Resignation is the first lesson of life.
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The charge for a front row seat is 5 dollars.
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Our team lost the first match.
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What are you going to do with your first pay?
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What time does the first train leave?
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The first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan.
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Tom always wants to sit in the front row.
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The first phase of construction has been completed.
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To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.
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Entry Composition
| 1 | 第 | dì |
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| 2 | 一 | yī |
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Containing this entry
| 第一世界 | Dìyī Shìjiè | First World |
| 第一岛链 | Dìyī Dǎoliàn | (geopolitics) First Island Chain, strategic arc of islands including Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines |
| 第一把交椅 | dì-yībǎjiāoyǐ |
| 第一现场 | dì-yīxiànchǎng |
| 第一志愿 | dì-yīzhìyuàn |