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
二逼二逼er4 bi1
variant of 二屄
二屄二屄er4 bi1
(slang) idiot; idiotic
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
二迭纪二迭紀er4 die2 ji4
Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago); also written 二疊紀|二叠纪
二叠纪二疊紀er4 die2 ji4
Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago)
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
二簧二簧er4 huang2
variant of 二黃|二黄
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
二轮二輪er4 lun2
second round (of a match or election)
二仑二崙er4 lun2
Erlun or Erhlun township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
二仑乡二崙鄉er4 lun2 xiang1
Erlun or Erhlun township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
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
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)
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
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