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The Chinese word for two is

èr


Chinese Definition


two
     1.



Translations for two and their definitions

     1. two
           二 號 線 (èr hào xiàn) - line no. 2
     2. second
           二哥 - second elder brother
           二意 - tr=èryì -
           二心 - tr=èrxīn -
     3. (handwritten, dated, now, informal) (An iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous hanzi; often written at a smaller size when used for this purpose.)
           Synonyms: 々, 〻
     4. Short for "twenty, two hundred or two thousand" after hundreds, thousands and ten thousands.
           ※ (Such a definition of a number results from a number's being used without a unit after a quantity with both a value (exists even if hidden) and a unit to indicate the quantity with the value
           百 二 - one hundred twenty
           百 二 (pah jī) - one hundred twenty, MN
           買 電腦 花 了 一 千 二。 (Mǎi diànnǎo huā le yī qiān èr.) - Buying the computer cost me a thousand and two hundred bucks.
     5. Short for "twenty cents".
           黃瓜 一 塊 二 一 斤。 (Huángguā yī kuài èr yī jīn.) - The cucumbers are one dollar twenty per half kilogram.
     6. (dialectal Mandarin) stupid, dumb; silly, thick, lacking mental agility (often in a cute way)
           你 這 人 怎麼 這麼 二! (Nǐ zhè rén zěnme zhème èr!) - Why are you so incorrigibly stupid!
     7. (HKC, school slang) to obtain a level two in a subject in DSE (exam) (usually implies failing the subject)
           我 中文man4-2 二 咗,入 唔到 Uju1。 - I got a level two in Chinese, can't get into university.
     8. (classical) Alternative form of 貳; usually limited to the simplified script
           不二过 - tr=bù'èrguò
     9. usage. See 兩 - Usage notes.


     1. two
           兩 隻 熱氣球 - two hot air balloons
     2. two (used in radio communications in aviation and by the military)
     3. some; few
           你們 這 兩 天 真 夠 辛苦 的。 - You've really been working hard the past few days.
     4. different; distinct
           兩樣 - difference
           我們 說 的 是 兩 回 事。 - We are talking about different things.
     5. =====Usage notes=====
     6. tael (a traditional unit of weight)
     7.    (Mainland China) Short for 市兩, market tael, equal to 1/10 of a catty or 50 grams
     8.    (Hong Kong) equal to 1/16 of a catty or 37.7994 grams
     9.    (Taiwan) Short for 臺兩, Taiwanese tael, equal to 1/16 of a catty or 37.5 grams
     10.    (historical) metal currency unit used in China and Japan
     11. Short for 公兩, hectogram
     12. =====Usage notes=====
     13. Original form of 輛
     14. Variant of 魎


     1. Variant of 兩


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