第一時間

简 第一时间 · 繁 第一時間
Mandarin · pinyin dì yī shí jiān

Meanings

  1. in the first moments (of sth happening)
  2. immediately (after an event)
  3. first thing
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第
dì · sequence, number; grade, degree
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
時
shí · time, season; era, age, period
間
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时
shí · time, season; era, age, period
间
jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality
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4–1–2–1 · di4 yi1 shi2 jian1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dai6 jat1 si4 gaan3

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dai6 jat1 si4 gaan3

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  1. (idiomatic) immediately; at once; right away

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第一時間 · di4 yi1 shi2 jian1
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Exact source record第一時間 第一时间 [di4 yi1 shi2 jian1] /in the first moments (of sth happening)/immediately (after an event)/first thing/