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first
first-hand
to fail the civil service examination
top notch
level
order
family status
fifth
second
to pass an imperial examination
to fail an exam
grade
Notice where 第 sits in each complete thought.
He was the first in line.
Source: Tatoeba #13754992 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis is the second time I've come to this city.
Source: Tatoeba #5631895 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt was in Kyoto that I first met her.
Source: Tatoeba #9955999 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt's not the first time that he's being like this.
Source: Tatoeba #1750555 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.