二

èr

two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid

numeral HSK 3.0 · Band 1

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二

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

二
  • 二手èrshǒuindirectly acquiredB5
  • 二维码èrwéimǎ2D barcodeB5
  • 二氧化碳èryǎnghuàtàncarbon dioxide CO2B6
  • 独一无二dúyī-wú’èr(idiom) uniqueB7
  • 接二连三jiē’èr-liánsān(idiom) one after anotherB7
  • 数一数二shǔyī-shǔ’èr(idiom) reckoned to be best or second bestB7
  • 一干二净yìgān-èrjìngthoroughly (idiom)B7

See it in sentences

他二月二号来。

He is coming on February second.

这个十二块。

This one is twelve yuan.