Chinese word

第一手

Pronunciation

Pinyindì yī shǒu

Meaning

  • adjectivefirsthand

Example

记者给了我们第一手资料。jì zhě gěi le wǒ men dì yì shǒu zī liào

The reporter gave us firsthand information.

Illustration for 第一手 (firsthand)

More examples

法官希望能拿到第一手证据，才能做出公正的判决。fǎ guān xī wàng néng ná dào dì yì shǒu zhèng jù cái néng zuò chū gōng zhèng de pàn jué

The judge hopes to get firsthand evidence so that he can make a fair ruling.

Core concept

A direct line from the original source to the learner, with no retelling or filtering in between.

Common phrases

  • 获取第一手资料huò qǔ dì yì shǒu zī liào

    get firsthand information

  • 第一手数据dì yì shǒu shù jù

    firsthand data

  • 第一手信息dì yì shǒu xìn xī

    firsthand information

Similar words

直接zhí jiē: Moving or happening straight between two points without an intermediary.
亲身qīn shēn: Gained through one's own experience or involvement.
真实zhēn shí: True to the facts rather than false or invented.

Definition in Chinese

直接从原始来源或现场获得、未经他人转述或加工的资料、信息或经验。zhí jiē cóng yuán shǐ lái yuán huò xiàn chǎng huò dé wèi jīng tā rén zhuǎn shù huò jiā gōng de zī liào xìn xī huò jīng yàn

Word origin

第 (dì, "sequence marker") + 一 (yī, "one") + 手 (shǒu, "hand") forms a picture of the first hand to receive information, before it passes through later hands.

Usage tips

  • Chinese normally places this adjective before the noun it describes, unlike English, which can also use the corresponding adverb after a verb.

Other meanings

  • firsthand informationnoun
  • firsthand datanoun

Opposites

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