第二十一

dì-èrshíyī
number #36,997

Meanings

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

Examples

Wǒmen yǐjīng jìnrùle dì-èrshíyī shìjì.
We have already entered the 21st century.
Tā zài bān lǐ 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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