pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
二
二
er4
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
strokes
2
radical
strokes after radical
0
八二丹
八二丹
ba1 er4 dan1
eight-to-two powder (TCM)
八二三炮战
八二三砲戰
ba1 er4 san1 pao4 zhan4
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis
包二奶
包二奶
bao1 er4 nai3
to cohabit with and financially support a mistress
北二外
北二外
bei3 er4 wai4
abbr. for 北京第二外國語學院|北京第二外国语学院
北京第二外国语学院
北京第二外國語學院
bei3 jing1 di4 er4 wai4 guo2 yu3 xue2 yuan4
Beijing International Studies University (BISU)
备用二级头呼吸器
備用二級頭呼吸器
bei4 yong4 er4 ji2 tou2 hu1 xi1 qi4
backup regulator; octopus (diving)
丙二醇
丙二醇
bing3 er4 chun2
propylene glycol; propane-1,2-diol C3H6(OH)2
波粒二象性
波粒二象性
bo1 li4 er4 xiang4 xing4
wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics
不二法门
不二法門
bu4 er4 fa3 men2
the one and only way; the only proper course to take
不二价
不二價
bu4 er4 jia4
one price for all; fixed price
不管三七二十一
不管三七二十一
bu4 guan3 san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1
regardless of the consequences; recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast
缠夹二先生
纏夾二先生
chan2 jia1 er4 xian1 sheng5
annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly
臣一主二
臣一主二
chen2 yi1 zhu3 er4
One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb)
初二
初二
chu1 er4
2nd year in junior middle school; 2nd day of a lunar month; 2nd day of lunar New Year
蒭藁增二
蒭藁增二
chu2 gao3 zeng1 er4
same as 米拉, Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti), variable star with period of 330 days
大吃二喝
大吃二喝
da4 chi1 er4 he1
to eat and drink extravagantly; to binge
大二
大二
da4 er4
second-year university student
大浦洞二
大浦洞二
da4 pu3 dong4 er4
Taepodong 2, North Korean rocket
大浦洞二号
大浦洞二號
da4 pu3 dong4 er4 hao4
Taepodong 2, North Korean rocket
第二
第二
di4 er4
second; number two; next; secondary
第二产业
第二產業
di4 er4 chan3 ye4
secondary industry
第二春
第二春
di4 er4 chun1
(lit.) second spring; (fig.) falling in love for the second time; a new lease of life; rebirth
第二次
第二次
di4 er4 ci4
the second time; second; number two
第二次汉字简化方案
第二次漢字簡化方案
di4 er4 ci4 han4 zi4 jian3 hua4 fang1 an4
Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986); abbr. to 二簡|二简
第二次世界大战
第二次世界大戰
di4 er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4
World War II
第二个人
第二個人
di4 er4 ge5 ren2
the second person; (fig.) someone else; third party
第二季度
第二季度
di4 er4 ji4 du4
second quarter (of financial year)
第二轮
第二輪
di4 er4 lun2
second round (of match, or election)
第二声
第二聲
di4 er4 sheng1
second tone in Mandarin; rising tone
第二世界
第二世界
di4 er4 shi4 jie4
Second World (Cold War-era term referring to communist nations as a bloc)
第二天
第二天
di4 er4 tian1
next day; the morrow
第二位
第二位
di4 er4 wei4
second place
第二型糖尿病
第二型糖尿病
di4 er4 xing2 tang2 niao4 bing4
Type 2 diabetes
第二性
第二性
di4 er4 xing4
The Second Sex (book by Simone de Beauvoir)
第二职业
第二職業
di4 er4 zhi2 ye4
second job
丁二醇
丁二醇
ding1 er4 chun2
butyl glycol
丁二烯
丁二烯
ding1 er4 xi1
butadiene C4H6; biethylene
独二代
獨二代
du2 er4 dai4
second generation only child
独一无二
獨一無二
du2 yi1 wu2 er4
unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it
二阿姨
二阿姨
er4 a1 yi2
auntie, second eldest of sisters in mother's family
二八
二八
er4 ba1
16; sixteen
二八佳人
二八佳人
er4 ba1 jia1 ren2
16-year-old beauty
二把刀
二把刀
er4 ba3 dao1
inexpert; a botcher
二把手
二把手
er4 ba3 shou3
deputy leader; the second-in-command
二百方针
二百方針
er4 bai3 fang1 zhen1
see 雙百方針|双百方针
二百五
二百五
er4 bai3 wu3
idiot; stupid person; a dope
二斑百灵
二斑百靈
er4 ban1 bai3 ling2
(bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
二宝
二寶
er4 bao3
second child; second baby
二倍体
二倍體
er4 bei4 ti3
diploid (in cell biology)
二苯氯胂
二苯氯胂
er4 ben3 lv4 shen4
diphenylchloroarsine
二屄
二屄
er4 bi1
(slang) idiot; idiotic
二逼
二逼
er4 bi1
variant of 二屄
二便
二便
er4 bian4
urination and defecation
二遍苦
二遍苦
er4 bian4 ku3
second persecution
二部制
二部制
er4 bu4 zhi4
two shift system (in schools)
二侧
二側
er4 ce4
two sides
二叉树
二叉樹
er4 cha1 shu4
binary tree
二茬罪
二茬罪
er4 cha2 zui4
to suffer second persecution
二产妇
二產婦
er4 chan3 fu4
lady who has given birth twice
二重
二重
er4 chong2
double; repeated twice
二重唱
二重唱
er4 chong2 chang4
duet
二重根
二重根
er4 chong2 gen1
a double root of an equation
二重母音
二重母音
er4 chong2 mu3 yin1
diphthong
二重下标
二重下標
er4 chong2 xia4 biao1
double subscript; doubly indexed
二重性
二重性
er4 chong2 xing4
dualism; two sided; double nature
二重奏
二重奏
er4 chong2 zou4
duet (in music)
二醇
二醇
er4 chun2
glycol
二次
二次
er4 ci4
second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
二次大战
二次大戰
er4 ci4 da4 zhan4
World War Two
二次多项式
二次多項式
er4 ci4 duo1 xiang4 shi4
quadratic polynomial
二次方
二次方
er4 ci4 fang1
square (i.e. x times x)
二次方程
二次方程
er4 ci4 fang1 cheng2
quadratic equation
二次革命
二次革命
er4 ci4 ge2 ming4
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
二次函数
二次函數
er4 ci4 han2 shu4
quadratic function
二次曲
二次曲
er4 ci4 qu1
quadratic curve; conic section (geometry)
二次曲面
二次曲面
er4 ci4 qu1 mian4
quadric surface (geometry)
二次曲线
二次曲線
er4 ci4 qu1 xian4
quadratic curve (geometry); conic
二次世界大战
二次世界大戰
er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4
World War Two
二次型
二次型
er4 ci4 xing2
quadratic form (math.)
二次元
二次元
er4 ci4 yuan2
two-dimensional; the fictional worlds of anime, comics and games
二代
二代
er4 dai4
secondary; twice in the year (of generations of insects, harvests etc)
二道
二道
er4 dao4
Erdao district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
二道贩子
二道販子
er4 dao4 fan4 zi5
middleman; buyer and seller
二道江
二道江
er4 dao4 jiang1
Erdaojiang district of Tonghua city 通化市, Jilin
二道江区
二道江區
er4 dao4 jiang1 qu1
Erdaojiang district of Tonghua city 通化市, Jilin
二道区
二道區
er4 dao4 qu1
Erdao district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
二等
二等
er4 deng3
second class; second-rate
二等舱
二等艙
er4 deng3 cang1
second class cabin
二等车
二等車
er4 deng3 che1
second class
二地主
二地主
er4 di4 zhu3
sublandlord; tenant who sublets
二叠纪
二疊紀
er4 die2 ji4
Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago)
二迭纪
二迭紀
er4 die2 ji4
Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago); also written 二疊紀|二叠纪
二丁醚
二丁醚
er4 ding1 mi2
dibutyl ether
二度
二度
er4 du4
second degree
二恶英
二噁英
er4 e4 ying1
dioxin; also written 二惡英|二恶英
二恶英
二惡英
er4 e4 ying1
dioxin
二房
二房
er4 fang2
second branch of an extended family; concubine
二房东
二房東
er4 fang2 dong1
sublandlord; tenant who sublets
二分
二分
er4 fen1
second part; the equinox
二分点
二分點
er4 fen1 dian3
the two equinoxes
二分裂
二分裂
er4 fen1 lie4
binary division (in bacterial reproduction)
二分音符
二分音符
er4 fen1 yin1 fu2
minim (music)
二分之一
二分之一
er4 fen1 zhi1 yi1
one half
二伏
二伏
er4 fu2
same as 中伏, last ten days of July and first ten days of August, the second of 三伏, three hottest periods of the year
二副
二副
er4 fu4
second officer (of ship); second mate
二尕子
二尕子
er4 ga3 zi5
scoundrel
二甘醇
二甘醇
er4 gan1 chun2
diethylene glycol; glycerin (used in antifreeze)
二杆子
二杆子
er4 gan1 zi5
hot-tempered; rash; hot-tempered person
二哥
二哥
er4 ge1
second brother
二更
二更
er4 geng1
second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
二鬼子
二鬼子
er4 gui3 zi5
traitor; collaborator with the enemy
二锅头
二鍋頭
er4 guo1 tou2
erguotou (sorghum liquor)
二号
二號
er4 hao4
2nd day of the month
二号电池
二號電池
er4 hao4 dian4 chi2
C size battery (Tw); PRC equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池
二号人物
二號人物
er4 hao4 ren2 wu4
second best person; second-rate person
二合一
二合一
er4 he2 yi1
2-in-1; two-in-one
二胡
二胡
er4 hu2
erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle); alto fiddle
二话
二話
er4 hua4
objection; differing opinion
二话不说
二話不說
er4 hua4 bu4 shuo1
not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection; without demur
二话没说
二話沒說
er4 hua4 mei2 shuo1
see 二話不說|二话不说
二簧
二簧
er4 huang2
variant of 二黃|二黄
二黄
二黃
er4 huang2
one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera; Peking opera; also written 二簧; see also 西皮
二皇帝
二皇帝
er4 huang2 di4
second emperor of a dynasty
二婚
二婚
er4 hun1
to marry for the second time; second marriage; second spouse
二婚头
二婚頭
er4 hun1 tou2
remarried lady (contemptuous term); lady who marries for a second time
二货
二貨
er4 huo4
(slang) fool; dunce; foolishly cute person
二级
二級
er4 ji2
grade 2; second class; category B
二极管
二極管
er4 ji2 guan3
diode; vacuum tube
二级士官
二級士官
er4 ji2 shi4 guan1
sergeant
二级头
二級頭
er4 ji2 tou2
second stage (diving)
二级头呼吸器
二級頭呼吸器
er4 ji2 tou2 hu1 xi1 qi4
(diving) regulator; demand valve
二甲
二甲
er4 jia3
2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
二甲苯
二甲苯
er4 jia3 ben3
xylene
二甲基砷酸
二甲基砷酸
er4 jia3 ji1 shen1 suan1
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid
二甲基胂酸
二甲基胂酸
er4 jia3 ji1 shen4 suan1
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid
二价
二價
er4 jia4
negotiable price; (chemistry) divalent; bivalent
二尖瓣
二尖瓣
er4 jian1 ban4
mitral valve (physiology)
二尖瓣狭窄
二尖瓣狹窄
er4 jian1 ban4 xia2 zhai3
mitral stenosis (physiology)
二简
二簡
er4 jian3
abbr. for 第二次漢字簡化方案|第二次汉字简化方案
二阶
二階
er4 jie1
second order; quadratic (math.)
二节棍
二節棍
er4 jie2 gun4
nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts)
二进
二進
er4 jin4
binary (math)
二进宫
二進宮
er4 jin4 gong1
name of a famous opera; (slang) to go to jail for a second offense
二进制
二進制
er4 jin4 zhi4
binary system (math)
二进制编码
二進制編碼
er4 jin4 zhi4 bian1 ma3
binary code; binary encoding
二刻拍案惊奇
二刻拍案驚奇
er4 ke4 pai1 an4 jing1 qi2
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
二来
二來
er4 lai2
in the second place; secondly
二郎
二郎
er4 lang2
see 二郎神
二郎神
二郎神
er4 lang2 shen2
Erlangshen, Chinese deity
二郎腿
二郎腿
er4 lang2 tui3
one leg over the other (legs crossed)
二老
二老
er4 lao3
mother and father; parents
二愣子
二愣子
er4 leng4 zi5
stupid person; dolt; rash (slang)
二里头
二里頭
er4 li3 tou5
Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝 archaeological site at Yanshi 偃师 in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan)
二连
二連
er4 lian2
Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia
二连浩特
二連浩特
er4 lian2 hao4 te4
Erlianhaote city in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
二连浩特市
二連浩特市
er4 lian2 hao4 te4 shi4
Erlianhaote city in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
二连巨盗龙
二連巨盜龍
er4 lian2 ju4 dao4 long2
Gigantoraptor erlianensis (a giant bird-like dinosaur found in Erlian in Inner Mongolia)
二连盆地
二連盆地
er4 lian2 pen2 di4
Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia
二林
二林
er4 lin2
Erhlin town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
二磷酸腺苷
二磷酸腺苷
er4 lin2 suan1 xian4 gan1
adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
二林镇
二林鎮
er4 lin2 zhen4
Erhlin town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
二流
二流
er4 liu2
second-rate; second-tier
二硫化碳
二硫化碳
er4 liu2 hua4 tan4
carbon disulfide
二硫基丙醇
二硫基丙醇
er4 liu2 ji1 bing3 chun2
dimercaprol
二硫基丙磺酸钠
二硫基丙磺酸鈉
er4 liu2 ji1 bing3 huang2 suan1 na4
sodium dimercaptosulfanate
二硫基琥珀酸钠
二硫基琥珀酸鈉
er4 liu2 ji1 hu3 po4 suan1 na4
sodium dimercaptosuccinate
二流子
二流子
er4 liu2 zi5
loafer; idler; bum
二仑
二崙
er4 lun2
Erlun or Erhlun township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
二轮
二輪
er4 lun2
second round (of a match or election)
二仑乡
二崙鄉
er4 lun2 xiang1
Erlun or Erhlun township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
二氯胺
二氯胺
er4 lv4 an4
dichloramine
二氯苯胺苯乙酸钠
二氯苯胺苯乙酸鈉
er4 lv4 ben3 an4 ben3 yi3 suan1 na4
diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller); also called voltaren 扶他林
二氯甲烷
二氯甲烷
er4 lv4 jia3 wan2
dichloromethane
二氯乙烷中毒
二氯乙烷中毒
er4 lv4 yi3 wan2 zhong1 du2
dichloroethane poisoning
二氯异三聚氰酸钠
二氯異三聚氰酸鈉
er4 lv4 yi4 san1 ju4 qing2 suan1 na4
sodium dichloroisocyanurate
二毛子
二毛子
er4 mao2 zi5
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; Ger
二名法
二名法
er4 ming2 fa3
binomial nomenclature (taxonomy); same as 雙名法|双名法
二奶
二奶
er4 nai3
mistress; second wife; lover
二奶专家
二奶專家
er4 nai3 zhuan1 jia1
"mercenary expert", a person who is supposedly an independent expert, but receives payment for making comments favorable to a particular entity
二年生
二年生
er4 nian2 sheng1
biennial (botany)
二七区
二七區
er4 qi1 qu1
Erqi District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市, Henan
二人世界
二人世界
er4 ren2 shi4 jie4
world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple); romantic couple's world
二人台
二人臺
er4 ren2 tai2
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia
二人转
二人轉
er4 ren2 zhuan4
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
二声
二聲
er4 sheng1
second tone
二十
二十
er4 shi2
twenty; 20
二十八宿
二十八宿
er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4
the twenty-eight constellations
二十多
二十多
er4 shi2 duo1
over 20
二十六岁
二十六歲
er4 shi2 liu4 sui4
26 years old
二十面体
二十面體
er4 shi2 mian4 ti3
icosahedron
二十年目睹之怪现状
二十年目睹之怪現狀
er4 shi2 nian2 mu4 du3 zhi1 guai4 xian4 zhuang4
The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人
二十世纪
二十世紀
er4 shi2 shi4 ji4
20th century
二十四节气
二十四節氣
er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
二十四史
二十四史
er4 shi2 si4 shi3
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
二十四孝
er4 shi2 si4 xiao4
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
二十五史
二十五史
er4 shi2 wu3 shi3
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
二十一点
二十一點
er4 shi2 yi1 dian3
blackjack (card game)
二十一世纪
二十一世紀
er4 shi2 yi1 shi4 ji4
21st century
二十一条
二十一條
er4 shi2 yi1 tiao2
the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915
二世
二世
er4 shi4
the Second (of numbered kings); second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
二手
二手
er4 shou3
indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant
二手车
二手車
er4 shou3 che1
second-hand car
二手房
二手房
er4 shou3 fang2
second-hand house; house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
二手货
二手貨
er4 shou3 huo4
second-hand goods; used goods
二手烟
二手煙
er4 shou3 yan1
second-hand smoke
二水
二水
er4 shui3
Erhshui township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
二水货
二水貨
er4 shui3 huo4
used goods; second hand goods
二水乡
二水鄉
er4 shui3 xiang1
Erhshui township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
二胎
二胎
er4 tai1
second pregnancy
二糖
二糖
er4 tang2
disaccharide
二头肌
二頭肌
er4 tou2 ji1
biceps muscle
二维
二維
er4 wei2
two-dimensional
二维码
二維碼
er4 wei2 ma3
two-dimensional barcode; QR code
二项式
二項式
er4 xiang4 shi4
two items; binomial (math.)
二项式定理
二項式定理
er4 xiang4 shi4 ding4 li3
the Binomial Theorem (math.)
二项式系数
二項式係數
er4 xiang4 shi4 xi4 shu4
a binomial coefficient (math.); the number of combinations
二心
二心
er4 xin1
disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity
二氧化氮
二氧化氮
er4 yang3 hua4 dan4
nitrogen dioxide
二氧化硅
二氧化硅
er4 yang3 hua4 gui1
silicon dioxide (SiO2)
二氧化硫
二氧化硫
er4 yang3 hua4 liu2
sulfur dioxide SO2
二氧化锰
二氧化錳
er4 yang3 hua4 meng3
manganese(iv) oxide
二氧化钛
二氧化鈦
er4 yang3 hua4 tai4
titanium dioxide
二氧化碳
二氧化碳
er4 yang3 hua4 tan4
carbon dioxide CO2
二氧化碳隔离
二氧化碳隔離
er4 yang3 hua4 tan4 ge2 li2
carbon sequestration; carbon dioxide sequestration
二氧化物
二氧化物
er4 yang3 hua4 wu4
dioxide
二氧化铀
二氧化鈾
er4 yang3 hua4 you2
brown oxidier; uranium dioxide
二氧芑
二氧芑
er4 yang3 qi3
dioxin
二氧杂芑
二氧雜芑
er4 yang3 za2 qi3
dioxin
二一添作五
二一添作五
er4 yi1 tian1 zuo4 wu3
lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning); to share fairly between two parties; to go fifty-fifty
二元
二元
er4 yuan2
duality; dual; bipolar; binary
二元醇
二元醇
er4 yuan2 chun2
ethyl alcohol C2H5OH
二元论
二元論
er4 yuan2 lun4
dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil)
二月
二月
er4 yue4
February; second month (of the lunar year)
二月份
二月份
er4 yue4 fen4
February
二战
二戰
er4 zhan4
World War II
二者
二者
er4 zhe3
both; both of them; neither
二者之一
二者之一
er4 zhe3 zhi1 yi1
either
二正丙醚
二正丙醚
er4 zheng4 bing3 mi2
di-n-propyl ether
发光二极管
發光二極管
fa1 guang1 er4 ji2 guan3
light-emitting diode; LED
发光二极体
發光二極體
fa1 guang1 er4 ji2 ti3
light-emitting diode (LED) (Tw)
封二
封二
feng1 er4
inside front cover
富二代
富二代
fu4 er4 dai4
children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s; see also 窮二代|穷二代
肱二头肌
肱二頭肌
gong1 er4 tou2 ji1
bicipital muscle; biceps
股二头肌
股二頭肌
gu3 er4 tou2 ji1
biceps femoris (anatomy)
寡二少双
寡二少雙
gua3 er4 shao3 shuang1
peerless; second to none (idiom)
官二代
官二代
guan1 er4 dai4
children of officials; word created by analogy with 富二代
管他三七二十一
管他三七二十一
guan3 ta1 san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1
who cares; no matter what; regardless of the consequences
光电二极管
光電二極管
guang1 dian4 er4 ji2 guan3
photodiode
光二极管
光二極管
guang1 er4 ji2 guan3
photodiode; light-emitting diode (LED)
毫无二致
毫無二致
hao2 wu2 er4 zhi4
there cannot be another one like it
河鼓二
河鼓二
he2 gu3 er4
Altair (star)
划一不二
劃一不二
hua4 yi1 bu4 er4
fixed; unalterable
黄道十二宫
黃道十二宮
huang2 dao4 shi2 er4 gong1
see 十二宮|十二宫
黄花岗七十二烈士
黃花崗七十二烈士
huang2 hua1 gang1 qi1 shi2 er4 lie4 shi4
the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911
肌苷酸二钠
肌苷酸二鈉
ji1 gan1 suan1 er4 na4
disodium inosinate (E631)
激光二极管
激光二極管
ji1 guang1 er4 ji2 guan3
laser diode
甲二醇
甲二醇
jia3 er4 chun2
methylene glycol
架二郎腿
架二郎腿
jia4 er4 lang2 tui3
to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
接二连三
接二連三
jie1 er4 lian2 san1
one after another (idiom); in quick succession
京二胡
京二胡
jing1 er4 hu2
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
九二共识
九二共識
jiu3 er4 gong4 shi2
1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China
九牛二虎之力
九牛二虎之力
jiu3 niu2 er4 hu3 zhi1 li4
tremendous strength (idiom)
老二
老二
lao3 er4
the second child or brother (or sister); (slang) penis
礼拜二
禮拜二
li3 bai4 er4
Tuesday
六二五事变
六二五事變
liu4 er4 wu3 shi4 bian4
Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
六二五战争
六二五戰爭
liu4 er4 wu3 zhan4 zheng1
the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
略知一二
略知一二
lve4 zhi1 yi1 er4
slight knowledge of sth; to know very little about a subject; a smattering
南门二
南門二
nan2 men2 er4
Alpha Centauri or Rigel Kentaurus
鸟苷酸二钠
鳥苷酸二鈉
niao3 gan1 suan1 er4 na4
disodium guanylate (E627)
其二
其二
qi2 er4
secondly; the other (usu. of two); the second
翘二郎腿
翹二郎腿
qiao4 er4 lang2 tui3
to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
茄二十八星瓢虫
茄二十八星瓢蟲
qie2 er4 shi2 ba1 xing1 piao2 chong2
28-spotted ladybird; hadda beetle; Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
秦二世
秦二世
qin2 er4 shi4
Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor
穷二代
窮二代
qiong2 er4 dai4
those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s; see also 富二代
三七二十一
三七二十一
san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom); the facts of the matter; the actual situation
三十二位元
三十二位元
san1 shi2 er4 wei4 yuan2
32-bit (computing)
三十二相
三十二相
san1 shi2 er4 xiang4
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
三下五除二
三下五除二
san1 xia4 wu3 chu2 er4
three, set five remove two (abacus rule); efficiently; quickly and easily
三心二意
三心二意
san1 xin1 er4 yi4
in two minds about sth (idiom); half-hearted; shilly-shallying
上海第二医科大学
上海第二醫科大學
shang4 hai3 di4 er4 yi1 ke1 da4 xue2
Shanghai Second Medical University
十二
十二
shi2 er4
twelve; 12
十二边形
十二邊形
shi2 er4 bian1 xing2
dodecagon
十二地支
十二地支
shi2 er4 di4 zhi1
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)
十二分
十二分
shi2 er4 fen1
exceedingly; hundred percent; everything and more
十二宫
十二宮
shi2 er4 gong1
the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊, Taurus 金牛, Gemini 雙子|双子, Cancer 巨蟹, Leo 獅子|狮子, Virgo 室女, Libra 天秤, Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎, Sagittarius 人馬|人马, Capricorn 摩羯, Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶, Pisces 雙魚|
十二角形
十二角形
shi2 er4 jiao3 xing2
dodecagon
十二经
十二經
shi2 er4 jing1
twelve channels of TCM
十二经脉
十二經脈
shi2 er4 jing1 mai4
twelve channels of TCM
十二码
十二碼
shi2 er4 ma3
12-yard (sports); penalty kick
十二面体
十二面體
shi2 er4 mian4 ti3
dodecahedron
十二平均律
十二平均律
shi2 er4 ping2 jun1 lv4
equal temperament
十二时辰
十二時辰
shi2 er4 shi2 chen5
twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian time-keeping and astronomy
十二星座
十二星座
shi2 er4 xing1 zuo4
the twelve constellations on the ecliptic plane; the signs of the zodiac
十二月
十二月
shi2 er4 yue4
December; twelfth month (of the lunar year)
十二月份
十二月份
shi2 er4 yue4 fen4
December
十二支
十二支
shi2 er4 zhi1
the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
十二指肠
十二指腸
shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2
duodenum
数一数二
數一數二
shu3 yi1 shu3 er4
reckoned to be first or second best (idiom); one of the very best; to list one by one
说一不二
說一不二
shuo1 yi1 bu4 er4
to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
四十二章经
四十二章經
si4 shi2 er4 zhang1 jing1
The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰 and Gobharana 竺法蘭 (Dharmaraksha)
四一二
四一二
si4 yi1 er4
12th April; refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
四一二惨案
四一二慘案
si4 yi1 er4 can3 an4
the massacre of 12th Mar 1927; the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists
四一二反革命政变
四一二反革命政變
si4 yi1 er4 fan3 ge2 ming4 zheng4 bian4
counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai
四一二事变
四一二事變
si4 yi1 er4 shi4 bian4
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
天冬苯丙二肽酯
天冬苯丙二肽酯
tian1 dong1 ben3 bing3 er4 tai4 zhi3
aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)
土卫二
土衛二
tu3 wei4 er4
Enceladus (moon of Saturn)
退居二线
退居二線
tui4 ju1 er4 xian4
to withdraw to the second line of duty; to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)
五氧化二钒
五氧化二釩
wu3 yang3 hua4 er4 fan2
Vanadium pentoxide V2O5; vanadic anhydride
小二
小二
xiao3 er4
waiter
心无二用
心無二用
xin1 wu2 er4 yong4
one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time
心宿二
心宿二
xin1 xiu4 er4
Antares, the brightest star in Scorpio 天蠍座|天蝎座
星二代
星二代
xing1 er4 dai4
children of celebrities
星期二
星期二
xing1 qi1 er4
Tuesday
幺二
么二
yao1 er4
one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice); a prostitute
一部二十四史,不知从何说起
一部二十四史,不知從何說起
yi1 bu4 er4 shi2 si4 shi3 - bu4 zhi1 cong2 he2 shuo1 qi3
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
一不做,二不休
一不做,二不休
yi1 bu4 zuo4 - er4 bu4 xiu1
don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end; Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.; in for a penny, in for a pound
依地酸二钴
依地酸二鈷
yi1 di4 suan1 er4 gu3
kelocyanor
一二
一二
yi1 er4
one or two; a few
一二八事变
一二八事變
yi1 er4 ba1 shi4 bian4
Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
一分为二
一分為二
yi1 fen1 wei2 er4
one divides into two; to be two-sided; there are two sides to everything; to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一干二净
一乾二淨
yi1 gan1 er4 jing4
thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean
一回生二回熟
一回生二回熟
yi1 hui2 sheng1 er4 hui2 shu2
unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
一哭二鬧三上吊
yi1 ku1 er4 nao4 san1 shang4 diao4
to make a terrible scene (idiom); to throw a tantrum
一来二去
一來二去
yi1 lai2 er4 qu4
gradually; little by little; in the course of time
一清二白
一清二白
yi1 qing1 er4 bai2
perfectly clean; blameless; unimpeachable (idiom)
一清二楚
一清二楚
yi1 qing1 er4 chu3
to be very clear about sth (idiom)
一穷二白
一窮二白
yi1 qiong2 er4 bai2
impoverished; backward both economically and culturally
一石二鸟
一石二鳥
yi1 shi2 er4 niao3
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
一式二份
一式二份
yi1 shi4 er2 fen4
in duplicate
一是一,二是二
一是一,二是二
yi1 shi4 yi1 - er4 shi4 er4
lit. one is one, two is two (idiom); fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut; unequivocal
一退六二五
一退六二五
yi1 tui4 liu4 er4 wu3
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
一心二用
一心二用
yi1 xin1 er4 yong4
to do two things at once (idiom); to multitask; to divide one's attention
一氧化二氮
一氧化二氮
yi1 yang3 hua4 er4 dan4
nitrous oxide N2O; laughing gas
乙二醇
乙二醇
yi3 er4 chun2
glycol; ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze)
异戊二烯
異戊二烯
yi4 wu4 er4 xi1
isoprene
约翰二书
約翰二書
yue1 han4 er4 shu1
Second epistle of St John
张二鸿
張二鴻
zhang1 er4 hong2
Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 (1952-), British-Chinese writer, author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅 and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦
zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 - mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom); fig. at a total loss
丈二金刚摸不着头脑
丈二金剛摸不著頭腦
zhang4 er4 jin1 gang1 mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3
see 丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
只知其一,不知其二
只知其一,不知其二
zhi3 zhi1 qi2 yi1 - bu4 zhi1 qi2 er4
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
周二
週二
zhou1 er4
Tuesday
最小二乘
最小二乘
zui4 xiao3 er4 cheng2
least square (estimate)