Chinese

èr
Meaning: two; second
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

二月很冷。
February is very cold.
一年有十二個月。
One year has twelve months.
都十二點了,他還在看書。
It is already twelve o'clock, but he is still reading.
這座建築建於二十世紀九十年代。
This building was built in the 1990s.
王教授在這所大學教歷史已經二十年了。
Professor Wang has been teaching history at this university for twenty years.

Usage Notes

The number two. When used before a measure word to mean 'two of something', '兩' (liǎng) is often preferred, but '二' is used in counting, ordinals, and certain fixed terms.

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