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二项式
èr xiàng shì
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two items;
binomial (math.)
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四一二
sì yī èr
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12th April;
refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
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心宿二
xīn xiù èr
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Antares, the brightest star in Scorpio 天蠍座|天蝎座[Tian1 xie1 zuo4]
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一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò ， èr bù xiū
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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
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一乾二淨
yī gān èr jìng
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thoroughly (idiom);
completely;
one and all;
very clean
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一二八事变
yī èr bā shì biàn
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Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
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一二八事變
yī èr bā shì biàn
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Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
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一來二去
yī lái èr qù
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gradually;
little by little;
in the course of time
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一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
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one divides into two;
to be two-sided;
there are two sides to everything;
to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
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一分為二
yī fēn wéi èr
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one divides into two;
to be two-sided;
there are two sides to everything;
to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
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一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
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to make a terrible scene (idiom);
to throw a tantrum
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一哭二鬧三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
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to make a terrible scene (idiom);
to throw a tantrum
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一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
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unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
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一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
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lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom);
fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us;
(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
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一式二份
yī shì ér fèn
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in duplicate
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一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
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to do two things at once (idiom);
to multitask;
to divide one's attention
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一是一，二是二
yī shì yī ， èr shì èr
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lit. one is one, two is two (idiom);
fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut;
unequivocal
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一氧化二氮
yī yǎng huà èr dàn
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nitrous oxide N2O;
laughing gas
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一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
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perfectly clean;
blameless;
unimpeachable (idiom)
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一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
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to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
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一石二鳥
yī shí èr niǎo
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to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
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一窮二白
yī qióng èr bái
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impoverished;
backward both economically and culturally
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一退六二五
yī tuì liù èr wǔ
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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]
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一部二十四史，不知从何说起
yī bù èr shí sì shǐ ， bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ
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It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
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一部二十四史，不知從何說起
yī bù èr shí sì shǐ ， bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ
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It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
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