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Second in Chinese: 第二 (dì èr)

dì èr

second

HSK 3.0 Level 11 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1second
  2. 2number two
  3. 3next
  4. 4secondary

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二

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧˋ

dì

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄦˋ

èr

ㄦ/ erˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他是我们班第二高的人。

    tā shì wǒ men bān dì èr gāo de rén。

    He is the second tallest person in our class.

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Related words

二

èr

two

第

dì

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth")

第一

dì yī

first

二手

èr shǒu

indirectly acquired

二维码

èr wéi mǎ

two-dimensional barcode

第一手

dì yī shǒu

first-hand

第一线

dì yī xiàn

front line

二手车

èr shǒu chē

second-hand car

独一无二

dú yī wú èr

unique and unmatched (idiom)

二氧化碳

èr yǎng huà tàn

carbon dioxide CO2

接二连三

jiē èr lián sān

one after another (idiom)

一干二净

yī gān èr jìng

thoroughly (idiom)

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