第二十一

dì-èrshíyī
number #36,997

Meanings

  1. 1 the twenty-first; 21st
  2. 2 No. 21

Examples

Wǒmen yǐjīng jìnrù le dì'èrshíyī shìjì.
We have already entered the 21st century.
Tā zài bānlǐ pái dì'èrshíyī míng.
He ranks 21st in his class.
Qǐng dǎkāi kèběn dì'èrshíyī yè.
Please open your textbooks to page 21.

Tips

usage
第二十一世纪 'the 21st century' is the highest-frequency context for this ordinal — it's a fixed phrase you'll see in news, essays, and political speeches. The general pattern + cardinal + 世纪 / / / also gives you 第十九世纪 '19th century', 第三 '3rd session', etc.

Stroke Order

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