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numeral 2 in Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5]
二
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
児
Japanese variant of 兒|儿[er2]
刵
cutting off the ears as punishment
咡
space between mouth and ears
弍
archaic variant of 貳|贰, banker's anti-fraud numeral two
弐
Japanese variant of 貳|贰[er4]
樲
acid variety of jujube plum
洏
to flow (as water or tears)
尔
thus; so; like that; you; thou
而
and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
耳
ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (classical Chinese)
薾
luxuriant growth of flower
衈
the blood of a sacrificial fowl which was sprinkled on doors and vessels
贰
two (banker's anti-fraud numeral); to betray
饵
pastry; food; to swallow; to lure; bait; lure
21三体综合症
trisomy; Down's syndrome
二一添作五
lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning); to share fairly between two parties; to go fifty-fifty
二七区
Erqi District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan
二世
the Second (of numbered kings); second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
二人世界
world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple); romantic couple's world
二人台
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia
二人转
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
二代
secondary; twice in the year (of generations of insects, harvests etc)
二伏
same as 中伏[zhong1 fu2], last ten days of July and first ten days of August, the second of 三伏[san1 fu2], three hottest periods of the year
二来
in the second place; secondly
二便
urination and defecation
二倍体
diploid (in cell biology)
二价
negotiable price; (chemistry) divalent; bivalent
二元
duality; dual; bipolar; binary
二元论
dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil)
二分
second part; the equinox
二分裂
binary division (in bacterial reproduction)
二刻拍案惊奇
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]
二副
second officer (of ship); second mate
二十一条
the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915
二十一点
blackjack (card game)
二十五史
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
二十八宿
the twenty-eight constellations
二十四史
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century; fig. a long and complicated story
二十四孝
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
二十四节气
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
二十年目睹之怪现状
The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]
二名法
binomial nomenclature (taxonomy); same as 雙名法|双名法[shuang1 ming2 fa3]
二恶英
dioxin; also written 二惡英|二恶英
二地主
sublandlord; tenant who sublets
二奶
mistress; second wife; lover
二奶专家
'mercenary expert', a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity
二婚
to marry for the second time; second marriage; second spouse
二婚头
remarried lady (contemptuous term); lady who marries for a second time
二宝
second child; second baby
二尖瓣
mitral valve (physiology)
二尖瓣狭窄
mitral stenosis (physiology)
二仑
Erlun or Erhlun township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
二仑乡
Erlun or Erhlun township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
二心
disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity
二愣子
stupid person; dolt; rash (slang)
二房
second branch of an extended family; concubine
二房东
sublandlord; tenant who sublets
二手
indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant
二手房
second-hand house; house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
二手货
second-hand goods; used goods
二把手
deputy leader; the second-in-command
二斑百灵
(bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
二更
second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
二月
February; second month (of the lunar year)
二杆子
hot-tempered; rash; hot-tempered person
二林
Erhlin town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
二林镇
Erhlin town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
二次
second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
二次元
two-dimensional; the fictional worlds of anime, comics and games
二次型
quadratic form (math.)
二次多项式
quadratic polynomial
二次方
square (i.e. x times x)
二次曲
quadratic curve; conic section (geometry)
二次曲线
quadratic curve (geometry); conic
二次曲面
quadric surface (geometry)
二次革命
second revolution; campaign from 1913 of the provisional revolutionary government (under Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang) against Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 and the Northern Warlords
二毛子
lit. secondary foreigner; (derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion); (coll.) westernized Chinese person; (derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood; (slang) Ukraine; German shepherd dog; (dialect) two-year-old goat
二氧化硅
silicon dioxide (SiO2)
二氧化碳隔离
carbon sequestration; carbon dioxide sequestration
二氧化铀
brown oxidier; uranium dioxide
二氯乙烷中毒
dichloroethane poisoning
二氯异三聚氰酸钠
sodium dichloroisocyanurate
二氯苯胺苯乙酸钠
diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller); also called voltaren 扶他林
二水
Erhshui township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
二水货
used goods; second hand goods
二水乡
Erhshui township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
二流
second-rate; second-tier
二甘醇
diethylene glycol; glycerin (used in antifreeze)
二产妇
lady who has given birth twice
二甲
2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
二甲基砷酸
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid
二甲基胂酸
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid
二叠纪
Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago)
二百五
idiot; stupid person; a dope
二百方针
see 雙百方針|双百方针[shuang1 bai3 fang1 zhen1]
二皇帝
second emperor of a dynasty
二硫基丙磺酸钠
sodium dimercaptosulfanate
二硫基琥珀酸钠
sodium dimercaptosuccinate
二磷酸腺苷
adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
二等
second class; second-rate
二节棍
nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts)
二简
abbr. for 第二次漢字簡化方案|第二次汉字简化方案[Di4 er4 ci4 Han4 zi4 Jian3 hua4 Fang1 an4]
二簧
variant of 二黃|二黄[er4 huang2]
二级
grade 2; second class; category B
二级头呼吸器
(diving) regulator; demand valve
二维码
two-dimensional barcode; QR code
二老
mother and father; parents
二者
both; both of them; neither
二胡
erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle); alto fiddle; CL:把[ba3]
二茬罪
to suffer second persecution
二号人物
second best person; second-rate person
二号电池
C size battery (Tw); PRC equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池
二话
objection; differing opinion
二话不说
not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection; without demur
二话没说
see 二話不說|二话不说[er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1]
二货
(slang) fool; dunce; foolishly cute person
二轮
second round (of a match or election)
二迭纪
Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago); also written 二疊紀|二叠纪
二连
Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia
二连巨盗龙
Gigantoraptor erlianensis (a giant bird-like dinosaur found in Erlian in Inner Mongolia)
二连浩特
Erlianhaote city in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia
二连浩特市
Erlianhaote city in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia
二连盆地
Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia
二进制编码
binary code; binary encoding
二进宫
name of a famous opera; (slang) to go to jail for a second offense
二道
Erdao district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
二道区
Erdao district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
二道江
Erdaojiang district of Tonghua city 通化市, Jilin
二道江区
Erdaojiang district of Tonghua city 通化市, Jilin
二道贩子
middleman; buyer and seller
二郎
see 二郎神[Er4 lang2 shen2]
二郎神
Erlangshen, Chinese deity
二郎腿
one leg over the other (legs crossed)
二部制
two shift system (in schools)
二里头
Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝 archaeological site at Yanshi 偃师 in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan)
二重下标
double subscript; doubly indexed
二重性
dualism; two sided; double nature
二重根
a double root of an equation
二锅头
erguotou (sorghum liquor)
二阿姨
auntie, second eldest of sisters in mother's family
二阶
second order; quadratic (math.)
二项式
two items; binomial (math.)
二项式系数
a binomial coefficient (math.); the number of combinations
二项式定理
the Binomial Theorem (math.)
二鬼子
traitor; collaborator with the enemy
二黄
one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera; Peking opera; also written 二簧[er4 huang2]; see also 西皮[xi1 pi2]
儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
儿化
nonsyllabic final r 儿 added to a word in spoken Chinese; also called retroflex final or r-ization
儿化韵
retroflex final; nonsyllabic final r 儿 added to a word in spoken Chinese
儿女
children; sons and daughters
儿女英雄传
The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[Wen2 Kang1]
儿媳妇儿
erhua variant of 兒媳婦|儿媳妇[er2 xi2 fu5]
儿孙自有儿孙福
younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
儿戏
child's play; trifling matter
儿童基金会
UNICEF (United Nations Children's fund)
儿童权利公约
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
洱源
Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
洱源县
Eryuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
尔来
recently; until now; up to the present; lately; also written 邇來|迩来
尔后
henceforth; thereafter; subsequently
尔格
erg (physics) (loanword)
尔虞我诈
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception; each tries to outwit the other; dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost
尔雅
'Erya' or 'The Ready Guide', first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts
而不需
without needing (to so sth)
而且
(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
而今
now; at the present (time)
而已
that's all; nothing more
而立之年
aged thirty (see 三十而立)
而言
with regard to (preceding phrase)
耳下腺
subauricular gland; parotid gland (salivary gland in the cheek)
耳光
a slap on the face; CL:記|记[ji4]
耳刮子
(coll.) a slap on one's face; a cuff
耳垢
ear dirt; common word for earwax 耵聹|耵聍
耳坠子
eardrops (pendant jewelry); earrings; CL:對|对[dui4],隻|只[zhi1]
耳挖勺
(dialect) earpick; curette
耳提面命
to give sincere advice (idiom); to exhort earnestly
耳旁风
lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other
耳朵
ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup)
耳根清净
lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom); to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
耳机
headphones; earphones; telephone receiver
耳熟
to sound familiar; familiar-sounding
耳熟能详
what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
耳环
earring; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4]
耳目
eyes and ears; sb's attention or notice; information; knowledge; spies
耳目一新
a pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing
耳闻
to hear of; to hear about
耳闻不如目见
seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others
耳闻目睹
to witness personally
耳聪目明
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive
耳听为虚,眼见为实
Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.
耳膜
eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
耳语
to whisper in sb's ear; a whisper
耳边风
lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other
耳针
auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture)
耳鬓厮磨
lit. heads rubbing together (idiom); fig. very close relationship
耳鼓
eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane
耳鼻咽喉
ear nose and throat; otolaryngology
贰心
variant of 二心[er4 xin1]
迩来
recently; until now; up to the present; lately; also written 爾來|尔来
饵敌
to lure the enemy; to trap
饵线
tippet (in fly-fishing)
饵雷
baited trap; booby-trap