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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