èr

two; twice

HSK 1 #157

DEFINITIONS

二 èr
  • two
  • 2
  • (Beijing dialect) stupid

STROKES

二 stroke order diagram
二 stroke order animation

WORDS

数一数 shǔ yī shǔ èr reckoned to be first or second best (idiom); one of the very best; to list one by one
进制 èr jìn zhì binary system (math.)
略知一 lüè zhī yī èr slight knowledge of sth; to know very little about a subject; a smattering
礼拜 lǐ bài èr Tuesday
元 èr yuán duality; dual; bipolar; binary
qí èr secondly; the other (usu. of two); the second
话不说 èr huà bù shuō not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any objection; without demur
分 shí èr fēn exceedingly; hundred percent; everything and more
十一点 èr shí yī diǎn blackjack (card game)
月份 èr yuè fèn February
重奏 èr chóng zòu duet (in music)
三七十一 sān qī èr shí yī three sevens are twenty-one (idiom); the facts of the matter; the actual situation
郎 èr láng see 二郎神[Er4 lang2 shen2]
流子 èr liú zi loafer; idler; bum
指肠 shí èr zhǐ cháng duodenum
一穷白 yī qióng èr bái impoverished; backward both economically and culturally
次大战 èr cì dà zhàn World War Two
进宫 èr jìn gōng name of a famous opera; (slang) to go to jail for a second offense
郎腿 èr láng tuǐ one leg over the other (legs crossed)
退居线 tuì jū èr xiàn to withdraw to the second line of duty; to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)
分 èr fēn second part; the equinox
尖瓣 èr jiān bàn mitral valve (physiology)
房 èr fáng second branch of an extended family; concubine
氧化硅 èr yǎng huà guī silicon dioxide (SiO2)
氧化硫 èr yǎng huà liú sulfur dioxide SO2