第二十

dìèrshí

number #29,231

Meanings

1 the twentieth
2 twentieth
3 20th

Characters

ordinal prefix (making numbers ordinal)

Examples

HSK 5

今天是他们结婚第二十周年。

Jīntiān shì tāmen jiéhūn dì'èrshí zhōunián.

Today is their twentieth wedding anniversary.

HSK 6

他是第二十名到达终点的选手。

Tā shì dì'èrshí míng dàodá zhōngdiǎn de xuǎnshǒu.

He was the twentieth athlete to reach the finish line.

Tips

grammar

第 is an ordinal prefix in Chinese, turning any number into an ordinal: 第一 (first), 第二 (second), 第二十 (twentieth). Unlike English, there are no irregular ordinals in Chinese - just add 第 to any number.

Stroke Order

第 dì

二 èr

十 shí