We are working on the application, please come back in few minutes.
Ninchanese is the best way to learn Chinese.
Try it for free.
Definition
-
two
现在二点了。It's two o'clock.
- 2
- radical (Kang Xi 7)
Compounds (26)
money; unit of currency; phonetic component; unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc); yuan
few; some; several (measure word for small numbers and amounts); a little more; a little; somewhat; rather
time(s) (repetition); occurrence; order; position; place (in a sequence); next (in a sequence); inferior (quality); second-rate; second; secondary; stopping place (on a journey)
clown; 2nd earthly branch (period from 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month [6th January to 3rd February]); Year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30°; shameful; ugly; disgraceful
clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
eye; item; meaning component (eyes, vision...); radical (Kang Xi 109); section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title
ear; phonetic and meaning component (ear, hearing, or sound); radical (Kang Xi 128); handle (archaeology); and that is all (classical Chinese)
time; day; occasion; morning; radical (Kang Xi 161); 5th earthly branch (period from 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month [5th April-4th May]); year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
to show; to reveal; spirit; graphic component (often seen in other characters); radical (Kang Xi 113)
at first; suddenly; phonetic component; abruptly; to spread; (of hair) to stand on end; bristling
Related words (245)
one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera; Peking opera; also written 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]; see also 西皮
dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil)
(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
world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple); romantic couple's world
"mercenary expert", a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity
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
(lit.) one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning); to share fairly between two parties; to go fifty-fifty
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as pain-killer); also called voltaren 扶他林
jing'erhu, a two-stringed fiddle intermediate in size and pitch between the jinghu 京胡 and erhu 二胡, used to accompany Chinese opera; also called 京胡
12th April; refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s; see also 穷二代
those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s; see also 富二代
(lit.) second spring; (fig.) falling in love for the second time; a new lease of life; rebirth
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)
twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian time-keeping and astronomy
same as 米拉, Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti), variable star with period of 330 days
to withdraw to the second line of duty; to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)
(lit.) 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule); (fig.) to deny responsibility; to pass the buck; also written (lit.) 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule); (fig.) to deny responsibility; to pass the buck; also written 一推六二五[yi1 tui4 liu4 er4 wu3]
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists; called 反革命政变|反革命政變 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature
the massacre of 12th Mar 1927; the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists
regardless of the consequences; recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast
28-spotted ladybird; hadda beetle; Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai
Idioms (17)
one divides into two; to be two-sided; there are two sides to everything; to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
thoroughly (idiom); completely; to clean out completely; as clean as penny; neat and tidy; one and all; all finished
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom); the facts of the matter; the actual situation
Oh noes!
An error occured, please reload the page.
Don't hesitate to report a feedback if you have internet!
Don't hesitate to report a feedback if you have internet!
You are disconnected!
We have not been able to load the page.
Please check your internet connection and retry.
Please check your internet connection and retry.