Indexing Matters

他第一次來時

他第一次...

他第一次來時

ta ˉ diˋ yiˊ ciˋ laiˊ shiˊ

(During the, On his)

On his first visit here | During the first time he came here

他 ta ˉ

(He, Her, Him, It, Other, Others, She, They)

He, She, He, She, They, Him, Her, Other, Others, It

第一 diˋ yiˉ

(First, Number one)

Number one, First, The first

第一次

diˋ yiˊ ciˋ

(First time, For The First, Initial)

First time, Initial, The first time, For the first time

一次 yiˊ ciˋ

(A, At a, First, Once, One, One at, Single)

A, One, Once, First, Single, One at a time, At a time

來 laiˊ

(Bring, Come, Do, Ever, From, Later, Next, Return, Verb, Verb Ending)

Come, Do, Later, Ever since, Bring, Return, Next, From, Verb substitute, Verb beginning, Verb ending

時 shiˊ

(At that time, Epoch, Era, Fashionable, Season, Sometimes, Time)

Time, At that time, Fashionable, Sometimes, Era, Season, Epoch

他

He, Her, Him, It, Other, Others, She, They

He, She, He, She, They, Him, Her, Other, Others, It

第

In Sequence, Number, Prefix

Number, Prefix for numbers, In Sequence

一

A, An, As soon as, Once, One, Single, The

One, 1, Single, A, An, Once, As soon as, The

次

Grade, Inferior, Low grade, Next, Nth, Order, Sequence, Sub, Succession

Next, Order, Sequence, Succession, Sub, Inferior, Low grade, Grade, Nth time

來

Bring, Come, Do, Ever, From, Later, Next, Return, Verb, Verb Ending

Come, Do, Later, Ever since, Bring, Return, Next, From, Verb substitute, Verb beginning, Verb ending

時

At that time, Epoch, Era, Fashionable, Season, Sometimes, Time

Time, At that time, Fashionable, Sometimes, Era, Season, Epoch

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