第五

dìwǔ

number #2,346

Meanings

1 fifth
2 5th

Characters

ordinal prefix (the -th)

Examples

他住在第五层。

Tā zhù zài dìwǔ céng.

He lives on the fifth floor.

这是第五次了。

Zhè shì dìwǔ cì le.

This is the fifth time.

Tips

grammar

第 + number creates ordinal numbers in Chinese: 第一 (first), 第二 (second), 第三 (third), etc. This pattern works with any number.

Stroke Order

第 dì

五 wǔ