Difference between revisions of "Ordinal numbers with "di""
Line 61: | Line 61: | ||
{{Similar|Measure words for counting}} | {{Similar|Measure words for counting}} | ||
{{Structure|Numbers and Measure Words}} | {{Structure|Numbers and Measure Words}} | ||
+ | {{Similar|Measure word "ge"}} | ||
{{Used for|Expressing order}} | {{Used for|Expressing order}} |
Revision as of 09:42, 6 September 2012
-
Level
-
Similar to
- Age with "sui" (A1)
- Measure word "ge" (A1)
- Measure words for counting (A2)
-
Used for
-
Keywords
Structure
- Also known as: 序数 (xùshù), ordinals and sequence numbers.
In English, there are four different suffixes for ordinal numbers: -st, -nd, -rd and -th. Chinese makes things a lot simpler by using one prefix for all ordinal numbers: 第. This character is simply placed in front of the number:
第 + Number (+ MW + Noun.)
Examples
- 第一
- 第二
- 第三
- 我 是 第四。
- 这 是 我 的 第二 个 女儿。
- 小李 是 他的 第三 个 女朋友。
- 这 是 我 今天 喝 的 第八 瓶 啤酒。
- 第一 个 月,我们 去 中国,第二 个 月,我们 要 去 泰国。
Note that有些词不需要用量词,因为它们本身就是量词。比如:天,年,周,次等。
- 第一 天,我们 在 宾馆 里。
- 第二 天,我们 去 了 长城。
- 我 第一 次 去 北京。
Note that some nouns can form ordinals without 第. These include:
- 楼
- 层
- 姐
- 弟
- 妹
- 哥
With these, the number can be used directly. For example, 七楼 is "the seventh floor",or 二姐 "the second oldest sister".