Definition
第五十 is an ordinal number meaning 'fiftieth'. The prefix 第 marks the ordinal position, so you can replace 五十 with any number to get other ordinals (第一, 第二十, 第一百). Use it before a classifier when specifying which item in a sequence: 第五十个人 ('the fiftieth person').
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fiftieth
Examples
- ？第五十。Zhè shì nǐ dì jǐ cì lái Zhōngguó? dì wǔ shí cì.How many times have you come to China? The fiftieth time.
- ，第五十。Tā pǎo wán le mǎlāsōng, dé le dì wǔ shí míng.He finished the marathon and got fiftieth place.
- 第五十，。Fān kāi shū de dì wǔ shí yè, dá'àn jiù zài nàli.Turn to the fiftieth page of the book — the answer is right there.
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