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3rd Street, or 3rd Road?

Dì sān tiáo jiē, háishì dì sān tiáo lù?




... Grammar Lesson:

... In Chinese, the ordinal number is oriented by the cardinal number. I.E. :

... The Chinese cardinal number "one" is "yī" ( 一 ). The Chinese ordinal prefix
... is "dì" --- ( 第 )."dì" + "yī" = the Chinese ordinal number: first --- 1st : "dìyī".

... The Chinese cardinal number "two" is "èr" ( 二 ). The Chinese ordinal prefix
... is "dì" --- ( 第 )."dì" + "èr" = the Chinese ordinal number: second --- 2nd :
... "dìèr".

... Open Book Quiz --- What is the Chinese ordinal number for "3rd"?





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