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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[èr]
  1. 1. twain
  2. 2. two
  3. 3. adjective disloyal; double-minded
    他早就有了心。
    He's been disloyal for a long time now.
  4. 4. adjective [Spoken] [Internet Chatting] stupid; simple-minded

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[èr]
  1. 1. 数目,一加一的和
  2. 2. 不专一
    忠贞不
    三心
  3. 3. 两样;不同
    绝无
  4. 4. ((BZ1))""的大写是"贰"((BZ2))""和"两"用法上的区别参见"两"

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十年没见面的兄妹人一见面就已经老泪纵横,相拥而泣。
Having not met each other for over twenty years, the brother and sister hugged each other and cried when they met.
野战军是一支毅勇的人民军队。
The 22nd field army is a steady and brave people's army.
四减
Four minus two equals two.
王军替补上场后,梅开度,又进一球。
氧化碳能使澄清的石灰水变混浊。
我今天是特意来拜贺位新婚的。
I'm here today to congratulate you both for tying the knot.
给父母拜节,祝老健康吉祥!
Happy New Year to you, mom and dad! I wish you a long and healthy life!
三年级班的班风好,学风浓。
Class two of grade three has excellent class discipline and study atmosphere.
我们的办公室在楼。
Our office is on the second floor.
这本书是残次品,本纪第已经被人撕掉了。
This book is incomplete, and the secondary one with its second primary chronicle ripped off by someone.

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二 vs. 两

vs.
èr vs. liǎng

Both of them mean “two”.

1. 二 is used in reading a number.
(1) 他出生于1982年。
(2) 我的邮编是三

In mathematical formulae, 2 is pronounced 二.

2. 二 is used in the ordinal number.
(1)我叔已经回去了。
(2) 今年月份我去了一次他那儿。

3. When there is a measure word (including 百、千、万、亿,etc.) 两 is used, e.g. 个人 liǎnggè rén, 个教室 liǎnggè jiàoshì, 种方法 liǎng zhǒng fāngfǎ, etc. But 百, 千, 万, 亿 can also used together with 二, e.g. èr bǎi (200). In a sequence of numbers, the bigger digits can be modified by 两 while the small digits by 二, e.g. liǎng wàn èr qiān èr bǎi (22,200). As an exception, both 二 and 两 can be used to modify 位.
(1) )位这边请。
(2) 请问)位想要点什么?

4. Before units of length, capacity and weight, either 二 or 两can be used, e.g. )公斤 liǎng (èr) gōngjīn, )里 èr (liǎng) lǐ.

5. In polysyllabic words or four-character phrases, 二 indicates order or number, e.g. 一分为 yī fèn wéi èr (one divides into two; there are two sides to everything), 说一不 shuō yī bù èr (stand by one’s word; while 两 indicates two sides, e.g. 全其美 liǎngquán qí měi (satisfactory to both sides), 败俱伤 liǎng bài jù shāng (both sides suffer, neither side gains), etc.

这两个词都表示数目“2”。
1.“二”用于读数目字。数学式子,如分数、小数中的“2”,一律读“二”
2.表示序数用“二”。
3.带量词(包括表示位数的“百、千、万、亿”等)用“两”。如“两个人”、“两个教室”、“两种方法”等,但“百、千、万、亿”等也可用“二”,如“二百”等。连续的数字,大的位数可用“两”,小的位数可用“二”,如“两万二千二百”。作为特例,在直接称呼中,“位”前可用“二”或“两”。
4.在度量衡单位前,用“二”或“两”都可以。如“两(二)公斤”、“二(两)里”。
5.在多音节词或四字语中,“二”表示次序或数目,如“一分为二”、“说一不二”。“两”表示“双方”,如“两全其美”、“两败俱伤”等。

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