Meaning of dì:
第
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth")
Zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì lái zhè lǐ.
这是我第一次来这里。
This is my first time coming here.
(literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (literary) only; just
Tā huòdéle jìnshì dì.
他获得了进士第。
He attained the degree of jinshi in the imperial examinations.
Zhè shì wǒ dì yī cì fēiwǎng nàge guójiā.
这是我第一次飞往那个国家。
This is my first time flying to that country.
(old) residence of a high official
Zhèlǐ céngjīng shì yī wèi gāoguān de dì.
这里曾经是一位高官的第。
This used to be the residence of a high official.
(literary) but; however
Wǒ běnlái xiǎng qù kàn diànyǐng, dì wǒ tài lèi le, jiù méi qù.
我本来想去看电影，第我太累了，就没去。
I originally wanted to go to the movies, but I was too tired, so I didn't go.
