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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

第一 [dìyī]
  1. 1. first; primary; foremost
    第一号种子选手
    No.1 seeded player
    获得第一
    win first place; get a first; win a championship
    他跑百米得了第一
    He came in first in the 100-metre dash.
    他是比赛的第一号种子选手。
    我们在联赛中获得了第一名。
    他考了第一

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

第一 [dìyī]
  1. 1. 列在等级、次序首位的
    全校第一
  2. 2. 表示最重要
    健康第一

Examples

第一小提琴奏出第一主题,旋律轻柔动听。
The first violins introduced the first theme, a soft and beautiful melody. 轻柔
第一乐章第一主题
the first subject (or theme) of the first movement 主题
第一时间、第一地点的现场新闻。 第一地点
安全第一!
Safety first! 安全
基本建设是百年大计,要求质量第一
Capital construction projects, which are to last for generations, call above all for good quality. 百年大计
他跑百米得了第一
He came in first in the 100-metre dash. 第一
第一分道
the first lane 分道
按岁数排,该老潘排第一
By seniority, first place goes to Lao Pan.
珠穆朗玛峰是世界第一高峰。
Mount Qomolangma (Everest) is the world's highest peak. 高峰
客队在第一食堂就餐。
The visiting team are to dine in the No.1 dining-hall. 就餐

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nciku Note

The numeral indicate ordinal

The common way to show ordinal number is putting "第" front of the number, such as "第一", "第二", "第一百".

e.g. (1)你是第一个完成任务的人。 (3)这次考试成绩出来了,你是第二十五名。

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