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dìyīcì

第一次dìyīcìdìyīcì
for the first time
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Usages of dìyīcì

他tā　第一次dìyīcì　跟gēn　女朋友nǚpéngyou　在zài　饭店fàndiàn　约会yuēhuì，　为了wèile　找到zhǎodào　合适héshì　的de　地点dìdiǎn　想xiǎng　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ。tā dìyīcì gēn nǚpéngyou zài fàndiàn yuēhuì, wèile zhǎodào héshì de dìdiǎn xiǎng le hěn jiǔ.
The first time he had a date with his girlfriend at a restaurant, he thought for a long time to find a suitable place.
今天jīntiān　是shì　我wǒ　第一次dìyīcì　来lái　这zhè　个gè　公园gōngyuán。jīntiān shì wǒ dìyīcì lái zhè gè gōngyuán.
Today is my first time coming to this park.
自从zìcóng　我wǒ　来到láidào　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　以后yǐhòu，　这zhè　是shì　我wǒ　第一次dìyīcì　在zài　这里zhèlǐ　过guò　春节Chūnjié。zìcóng wǒ láidào zhè gè chéngshì yǐhòu, zhè shì wǒ dìyīcì zài zhèlǐ guò Chūnjié.
Since I came to this city, this is the first time I’ve spent Spring Festival here.
她tā　第一次dìyīcì　去qù　音乐会yīnyuèhuì　的de　时候shíhou　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　紧张jǐnzhāng。tā dìyīcì qù yīnyuèhuì de shíhou yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
She was a bit nervous the first time she went to a concert.
那nà　个gè　年轻niánqīng　的de　画家huàjiā　第一次dìyīcì　开kāi　展览zhǎnlǎn　的de　时候shíhou　又yòu　兴奋xīngfèn　又yòu　紧张jǐnzhāng，　竟然jìngrán　一yí　晚上wǎnshang　都dōu　没méi　睡shuì。nà gè niánqīng de huàjiā dìyīcì kāi zhǎnlǎn de shíhou yòu xīngfèn yòu jǐnzhāng, jìngrán yí wǎnshang dōu méi shuì.
That young painter was both excited and nervous at her first exhibition and unexpectedly didn’t sleep the whole night.

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