序数 (xù shù) — ordinal number (a number indicating position in a sequence, e.g., first, second, third)
Definition
A noun meaning 'ordinal number' — a number showing position in a sequence (first, second, third). Contrast with 基数, which is a 'cardinal number' showing quantity (one, two, three).
noun
ordinal number (a number indicating position in a sequence, e.g., first, second, third)
Examples
- ，序数“”。Zài hàn yǔ zhōng, xù shù qián miàn yào jiā "dì".In Chinese, you need to add 'dì' before an ordinal number.
- 序数，。xù shù Hé jī shù bù tóng, tā biǎo shì shùn xù.Ordinal numbers are different from cardinal numbers; they indicate order.
- 序数。Zhè ge bǐ sài de qián sān míng àn xù shù pái liè.The top three places in this competition are arranged by ordinal number.
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