Examples
shǒu xiān首先,wǒ我yì一diǎn点qián钱yě也méi yǒu没有。qí cì其次,wǒ我yě也méi yǒu没有shí jiān时间。
首先,我一点钱也没有。其次,我也没有时间。
First, I don't have any money. Second, I don't have the time.
他决定不买那座房子,首先是因为太贵了,其次是因为房子离他公司太远了。
He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.
他决定不买那个房子了,首先是因为太贵了,其次是因为离他的办公室太远了。
He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.