HSK Quiz:Dì (第) or Dì (弟)?

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Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

A. dì (第)

B. dì (弟)

1. Zhè shì wǒ __ yī cì lái zhōnɡ ɡuó .
1.  这  是  我 __ 一次 来    中      国 。
2. Wǒ de xiōnɡ __ xiàn zài zài zhōnɡ ɡuó .
2.  我  的    兄   __   现   在  在   中      国 。

Analysis:

1. Zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì lái zhōnɡ ɡuó.
1. 这   是  我  第 一 次 来  中      国。
This is my first time to visit China.
Dì (第) is the character dì (弟) with bamboo strips “⺮”. It’s normally used to indicate ordinal numbers, e.g. dì yī (第一): first; dì èr (第二): second; dì sān (第三): third, etc.
2. Wǒ de xiōnɡ dì xiàn zài zài zhōnɡ ɡuó.
2.  我  的    兄   弟  现   在  在    中      国。
My younger brother is in China now.
“弟” is equivalent to “弟弟” here, which means younger brother in English.

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