thứ tự 
order, position [ thứ ] : (1) (ordinalizer); order, type, suit, kind; (2) thing, item
[ tự ] : (1) Chinese character; (2) Buddhist temple, pagoda; (3) from, since; (4) oneself, on one’s own, self-; (5) otherwise known as, alias
Most Common Compounds Set 1:
thứ tự Most Common Compounds Set 2 :
thứ tự 
The books are arranged alphabetically by their titles. 
Die Bücher sind alphabetisch nach Titel geordnet.