一是一，二是二 yī shì yī ， èr shì èr

fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  2. 2. unequivocal
  3. 3. lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid