Word · Frequency #5237
tenth
第十
十分之一
In use
He finished tenth in the race, just one place behind the winner.
My birthday is on the tenth of May, so I'm planning a small party.
She decided to donate a tenth of her monthly income to the local shelter.
the tenth + noun
序数词用法，前面通常加定冠词the。
She lives on the tenth floor.
她住在第十层。
a tenth of + noun
表示分数，意为十分之一。
A tenth of the students were absent.
十分之一的学生缺席。
the tenth (as pronoun)
the tenth可单独使用，指代第十个的人或物。
He was the tenth to arrive.
他是第十个到达的。
Common mistakes
This is my ten time visiting Beijing.This is my tenth time visiting Beijing.
中文学习者常混淆序数词和基数词。表示第几次时应用序数词tenth，而非基数词ten。
There are tenth students in the class.There are ten students in the class.
表示数量时应用基数词ten，而非序数词tenth。
I only need a ten of the sugar.I only need a tenth of the sugar.
表示分数'十分之一'时应用名词tenth，而非基数词ten。
Connections
Collocations
- the tenth century
- 第十世纪
- The castle was built in the tenth century.这座城堡建于第十世纪。
- tenth anniversary
- 十周年纪念
- They celebrated their tenth anniversary in Paris.他们在巴黎庆祝了十周年纪念。
- tenth grade
- 十年级
- She started tenth grade this fall.她今年秋天开始上十年级。
- tenth place
- 第十名
- He finished in tenth place in the race.他在比赛中获得第十名。
- tenth time
- 第十次
- This is the tenth time I've asked you.这是我第十次问你了。
- one tenth
- 十分之一
Learner notes
Memory Tip
十（ten）后面加上常见的序数后缀-th，就是第十。想象十根手指，数到第十根就是tenth。
Context & Register
中性
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed ordinals share the spelling suffix 'th' but have different vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme with /tenθ/. No common English words rhyme exactly with 'tenth'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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