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八二丹 八二丹 [ba1 er4 dan1] /eight-to-two powder (TCM)/ 4996 1
八二三炮戰 八二三炮战 [Ba1 Er4 San1 Pao4 zhan4] /bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis/ 1617 1
白露 白露 [Bai2 lu4] /Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd September/ 6631 1
包二奶 包二奶 [bao1 er4 nai3] /to cohabit with and financially support a mistress/ 6140 1
北二外 北二外 [Bei3 Er4 wai4] /abbr. for 北京第二外國語學院|北京第二外国语学院[Bei3 jing1 Di4 er4 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Xue2 yuan4]/ 5090 1
北京第二外國語學院 北京第二外国语学院 [Bei3 jing1 Di4 er4 Wai4 guo2 yu3 Xue2 yuan4] /Beijing International Studies University (BISU)/ 5090 1
北齊書 北齐书 [Bei3 Qi2 shu1] /History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药[Li3 Bai3 yao4] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls/ 4968 1
北史 北史 [Bei3 shi3] /History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls/ 4968 1
備用二級頭呼吸器 备用二级头呼吸器 [[bei4yong4 er4ji2tou2 hu1xi1qi4]] /(scuba diving) backup regulator; octopus/ 922 2
苯二氮䓬 苯二氮䓬 [ben3 er4 dan4 zhuo2] /(organic chemistry, pharmacology) benzodiazepine/ 1596 1
別無二致 别无二致 [[bie2wu2-er4zhi4]] /(idiom) without the slightest difference/ 789 2
丙二醇 丙二醇 [bing3 er4 chun2] /propylene glycol/propane-1,2-diol C3H6(OH)2/ 6840 1
波粒二象性 波粒二象性 [bo1 li4 er4 xiang4 xing4] /wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics/ 6544 1
不二 不二 [bu4 er4] /the only (choice, way etc)/undivided (loyalty)/ 2257 1
不二法門 不二法门 [bu4 er4 fa3 men2] /the one and only way/the only proper course to take/ 7100 1
不二價 不二价 [bu4 er4 jia4] /one price for all/fixed price/ 6362 1
不管三七二十一 不管三七二十一 [bu4 guan3 san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1] /regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast/ 6684 1
纏夾二先生 缠夹二先生 [chan2 jia1 er4 xian1 sheng5] /annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly/ 6795 1
陳書 陈书 [Chen2 shu1] /History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls/ 4968 1
臣一主二 臣一主二 [chen2 yi1 zhu3 er4] /One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb)/ 4647 1
重奏 重奏 [chong2 zou4] /musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 or trio 三重奏)/ 6612 1
初二 初二 [[chu1er4]] /second year in junior middle school/second day of a lunar month/ 53 2
蒭藁增二 蒭藁增二 [chu2 gao3 zeng1 er4] /same as 米拉, Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti), variable star with period of 330 days/ 6679 1
處暑 处暑 [Chu3 shu3] /Chushu or End of Heat, 14th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd August-7th September/ 6631 1
春分 春分 [Chun1 fen1] /Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April/ 6631 1
大吃二喝 大吃二喝 [da4 chi1 er4 he1] /to eat and drink extravagantly/to binge/ 5633 1
大寒 大寒 [Da4 han2] /Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February/ 6631 1
大麻二酚 大麻二酚 [da4 ma2 er4 fen1] /cannabidiol (CBD)/ 2150 1
大暑 大暑 [Da4 shu3] /Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August/ 6631 1
大雪 大雪 [Da4 xue3] /Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December/ 6631 1
大二 大二 [[da4er4]] /second year of university/ 262 2
第二 第二 [di4 er4] /second/number two/next/secondary/ 3878 1
第二產業 第二产业 [di4 er4 chan3 ye4] /secondary industry/ 3878 1
第二春 第二春 [di4 er4 chun1] /(lit.) second spring/(fig.) falling in love for the second time/a new lease of life/rebirth/ 4504 1
第二個人 第二个人 [di4 er4 ge5 ren2] /the second person/(fig.) someone else/third party/ 4802 1
第二季度 第二季度 [di4 er4 ji4 du4] /second quarter (of financial year)/ 6579 1
第二輪 第二轮 [di4 er4 lun2] /second round (of match, or election)/ 7100 1
第二聲 第二声 [di4 er4 sheng1] /second tone in Mandarin/rising tone/ 6303 1
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)/ 3878 1
第二天 第二天 [di4 er4 tian1] /next day/the morrow/ 6890 1
第二型糖尿病 第二型糖尿病 [di4 er4 xing2 tang2 niao4 bing4] /Type 2 diabetes/ 7100 1
第二性 第二性 [Di4 er4 xing4] /The Second Sex (book by Simone de Beauvoir)/ 5292 1
第二職業 第二职业 [di4 er4 zhi2 ye4] /second job/ 3704 1
第二次 第二次 [[di4-er4 ci4]] /the second time; the second occurrence/ 34 2
第二次漢字簡化方案 第二次汉字简化方案 [[Di4-er4 Ci4 Han4zi4 Jian3hua4 Fang1an4]] /Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986)/ 155 2
第二次世界大戰 第二次世界大战 [[Di4-er4 Ci4 Shi4jie4 Da4zhan4]] /World War II/ 412 2
第二次鴉片戰爭 第二次鸦片战争 [[Di4-er4 Ci4 Ya1pian4 Zhan4zheng1]] /the Second Opium War (1856–1860)/ 34 2
第二島鏈 第二岛链 [[Di4-er4 Dao3lian4]] /(geopolitics) Second Island Chain, strategic arc of islands stretching from Japan's Bonin Islands to Guam and Papua New Guinea/ 410 2
店小二 店小二 [dian4 xiao3 er4] /(old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter/attendant/ 2509 1
丁二醇 丁二醇 [ding1 er4 chun2] /butyl glycol/ 6840 1
丁二烯 丁二烯 [ding1 er4 xi1] /butadiene C4H6/biethylene/ 6575 1
冬至 冬至 [Dong1 zhi4] /Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th January/ 6631 1
獨二代 独二代 [du2 er4 dai4] /second generation only child/ 6110 1
獨一無二 独一无二 [[du2yi1-wu2er4]] /(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled/ 633 2
[er4] /two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid/ 4535 1
二八 二八 [er4 ba1] /16/sixteen/ 6342 1
二八佳人 二八佳人 [er4 ba1 jia1 ren2] /16-year-old beauty/ 5136 1
二把刀 二把刀 [er4 ba3 dao1] /inexpert/a botcher/ 6686 1
二把手 二把手 [er4 ba3 shou3] /deputy leader/the second-in-command/ 6962 1
二百方針 二百方针 [er4 bai3 fang1 zhen1] /see 雙百方針|双百方针[shuang1 bai3 fang1 zhen1]/ 4996 1
二百五 二百五 [er4 bai3 wu3] /idiot/stupid person/a dope/ 6350 1
二寶 二宝 [er4 bao3] /second child/second baby/ 5400 1
二倍體 二倍体 [er4 bei4 ti3] /diploid (in cell biology)/ 6467 1
二苯氯胂 二苯氯胂 [er4 ben3 lü4 shen4] /diphenylchloroarsine/ 6303 1
二屄 二屄 [er4 bi1] /(slang) idiot/idiotic/ 4895 1
二逼 二逼 [er4 bi1] /variant of 二屄[er4 bi1]/ 4895 1
二便 二便 [er4 bian4] /urination and defecation/ 4246 1
二遍苦 二遍苦 [er4 bian4 ku3] /second persecution/ 6614 1
二部制 二部制 [er4 bu4 zhi4] /two shift system (in schools)/ 6614 1
二側 二侧 [er4 ce4] /two sides/ 6958 1
二叉樹 二叉树 [er4 cha1 shu4] /binary tree/ 7031 1
二茬罪 二茬罪 [er4 cha2 zui4] /to suffer second persecution/ 5549 1
二產婦 二产妇 [er4 chan3 fu4] /lady who has given birth twice/ 6614 1
二重 二重 [er4 chong2] /double/repeated twice/ 7100 1
二重唱 二重唱 [er4 chong2 chang4] /duet/ 6614 1
二重根 二重根 [er4 chong2 gen1] /a double root of an equation/ 7100 1
二重母音 二重母音 [er4 chong2 mu3 yin1] /diphthong/ 6322 1
二重下標 二重下标 [er4 chong2 xia4 biao1] /double subscript/doubly indexed/ 6535 1
二重性 二重性 [er4 chong2 xing4] /dualism/two sided/double nature/ 7100 1
二重奏 二重奏 [er4 chong2 zou4] /duet (in music)/ 7100 1
二醇 二醇 [er4 chun2] /glycol/ 7100 1
二次 二次 [er4 ci4] /second (i.e. number two)/second time/twice/(math.) quadratic (of degree two)/ 6940 1
二次方 二次方 [er4 ci4 fang1] /square (i.e. x times x)/ 6673 1
二次函數 二次函数 [er4 ci4 han2 shu4] /quadratic function/ 6680 1
二次曲 二次曲 [er4 ci4 qu1] /quadratic curve/conic section (geometry)/ 6547 1
二次曲面 二次曲面 [er4 ci4 qu1 mian4] /quadric surface (geometry)/ 6055 1
二次曲線 二次曲线 [er4 ci4 qu1 xian4] /quadratic curve (geometry)/conic/ 6055 1
二次世界大戰 二次世界大战 [Er4 ci4 Shi4 jie4 Da4 zhan4] /World War Two/ 7100 1
二次型 二次型 [er4 ci4 xing2] /quadratic form (math.)/ 6554 1
二次元 二次元 [er4 ci4 yuan2] /two-dimensional/the fictional worlds of anime, comics and games/ 3403 1
二道販子 二道贩子 [er4 dao4 fan4 zi5] /middleman/buyer and seller/ 6680 1
二等 二等 [er4 deng3] /second class/second-rate/ 6680 1
二等艙 二等舱 [er4 deng3 cang1] /second class cabin/ 6680 1
二等車 二等车 [er4 deng3 che1] /second-class carriage (of a train)/ 3080 1
二地主 二地主 [er4 di4 zhu3] /sublandlord/tenant who sublets/ 6614 1
二疊紀 二叠纪 [Er4 die2 ji4] /Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago)/ 6799 1
二丁醚 二丁醚 [er4 ding1 mi2] /dibutyl ether/ 6840 1
二惡英 二恶英 [er4 e4 ying1] /dioxin/ 7100 1
二房 二房 [er4 fang2] /second branch of an extended family/concubine/ 5036 1
二房東 二房东 [er4 fang2 dong1] /sublandlord/tenant who sublets/ 6614 1
二分 二分 [er4 fen1] /second part/the equinox/ 6675 1
二分點 二分点 [er4 fen1 dian3] /the two equinoxes/ 7100 1
二分裂 二分裂 [er4 fen1 lie4] /binary division (in bacterial reproduction)/ 6301 1
二分音符 二分音符 [er4 fen1 yin1 fu2] /minim (music)/ 6150 1
二分之一 二分之一 [er4 fen1 zhi1 yi1] /one half/ 6734 1
二伏 二伏 [er4 fu2] /中伏[zhong1 fu2]/ 1595 1
二副 二副 [er4 fu4] /second officer (of ship)/second mate/ 6614 1
二尕子 二尕子 [er4 ga3 zi5] /scoundrel/ 5856 1
二杆子 二杆子 [er4 gan1 zi5] /hot-tempered/rash/hot-tempered person/ 6614 1
二哥 二哥 [er4 ge1] /second brother/ 6342 1
二更 二更 [er4 geng1] /second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)/ 6078 1
二鬼子 二鬼子 [er4 gui3 zi5] /traitor/collaborator with the enemy/ 6614 1
二鍋頭 二锅头 [er4 guo1 tou2] /erguotou (sorghum liquor)/ 5632 1
二過一 二过一 [er4 guo4 yi1] /(soccer) one-two/push-and-run/ 2919 1
二哈 二哈 [er4 ha1] /(coll.) silly but cute husky (dog)/ 3090 1
二號 二号 [er4 hao4] /2nd day of the month/ 7100 1
二合一 二合一 [er4 he2 yi1] /2-in-1/two-in-one/ 6293 1
二胡 二胡 [er4 hu2] /erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)/alto fiddle/CL:把[ba3]/ 5522 1
二話 二话 [er4 hua4] /objection/differing opinion/ 5297 1
二黃 二黄 [er4 huang2] /one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera/Peking opera/also written 二簧[er4 huang2]/see also 西皮[xi1 pi2]/ 5895 1
二簧 二簧 [er4 huang2] /variant of 二黃|二黄[er4 huang2]/ 4849 1
二婚頭 二婚头 [er4 hun1 tou2] /remarried lady (contemptuous term)/lady who marries for a second time/ 6614 1
二貨 二货 [er4 huo4] /(slang) fool/dunce/foolishly cute person/ 3772 1
二級 二级 [er4 ji2] /grade 2/second class/category B/ 6585 1
二級士官 二级士官 [er4 ji2 shi4 guan1] /sergeant/ 6122 1
二級頭 二级头 [er4 ji2 tou2] /second stage (diving)/ 6644 1
二甲 二甲 [er4 jia3] /2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)/ 4220 1
二甲苯 二甲苯 [er4 jia3 ben3] /xylene/ 7100 1
二甲基砷酸 二甲基砷酸 [er4 jia3 ji1 shen1 suan1] /dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H/cacodylic acid/ 6686 1
二甲基胂酸 二甲基胂酸 [er4 jia3 ji1 shen4 suan1] /dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H/cacodylic acid/ 6303 1
二價 二价 [er4 jia4] /negotiable price/(chemistry) divalent/bivalent/ 3512 1
二尖瓣 二尖瓣 [er4 jian1 ban4] /mitral valve (physiology)/ 4535 1
二尖瓣狹窄 二尖瓣狭窄 [er4 jian1 ban4 xia2 zhai3] /mitral stenosis (physiology)/ 4532 1
二階 二阶 [er4 jie1] /second order/quadratic (math.)/ 7100 1
二節棍 二节棍 [er4 jie2 gun4] /nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts)/ 6303 1
二進 二进 [er4 jin4] /binary (math.)/ 2404 1
二進宮 二进宫 [er4 jin4 gong1] /name of a famous opera/(slang) to go to jail for a second offense/ 5553 1
二進制 二进制 [er4 jin4 zhi4] /binary system (math.)/ 2404 1
二進制編碼 二进制编码 [er4 jin4 zhi4 bian1 ma3] /binary code/binary encoding/ 6793 1
二聚體 二聚体 [er4 ju4 ti3] /dimer (chemistry)/ 2142 1
二刻拍案驚奇 二刻拍案惊奇 [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[Ling2 Meng2 chu1]/ 4870 1
二來 二来 [er4 lai2] /secondly, .../ 2558 1
二郎 二郎 [Er4 lang2] /see 二郎神[Er4 lang2 shen2]/ 4253 1
二郎神 二郎神 [Er4 lang2 shen2] /Erlangshen, Chinese deity/ 4253 1
二郎腿 二郎腿 [er4 lang2 tui3] /one leg over the other (legs crossed)/ 5671 1
二老 二老 [er4 lao3] /mother and father/parents/ 4705 1
二愣子 二愣子 [er4 leng4 zi5] /stupid person/dolt/rash (slang)/ 6059 1
二里頭 二里头 [Er4 li3 tou5] /Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 chao2] archaeological site at Yanshi 偃師|偃师[Yan3 shi1] in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[Luo4 yang2], Henan)/ 2206 1
二連巨盜龍 二连巨盗龙 [er4 lian2 ju4 dao4 long2] /Gigantoraptor erlianensis (a giant bird-like dinosaur found in Erlian in Inner Mongolia)/ 6991 1
二連盆地 二连盆地 [Er4 lian2 Pen2 di4] /Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia/ 2836 1
二磷酸腺苷 二磷酸腺苷 [er4 lin2 suan1 xian4 gan1] /adenosine diphosphate (ADP)/ 7100 1
二流 二流 [er4 liu2] /second-rate/second-tier/ 5976 1
二硫化碳 二硫化碳 [er4 liu2 hua4 tan4] /carbon disulfide/ 7031 1
二硫基丙醇 二硫基丙醇 [er4 liu2 ji1 bing3 chun2] /dimercaprol/ 7100 1
二硫基丙磺酸鈉 二硫基丙磺酸钠 [er4 liu2 ji1 bing3 huang2 suan1 na4] /sodium dimercaptosulfanate/ 6570 1
二硫基琥珀酸鈉 二硫基琥珀酸钠 [er4 liu2 ji1 hu3 po4 suan1 na4] /sodium dimercaptosuccinate/ 7100 1
二硫鍵 二硫键 [er4 liu2 jian4] /disulfide (chemistry)/ 2142 1
二流子 二流子 [er4 liu2 zi5] /loafer/idler/bum/ 6291 1
二氯苯胺苯乙酸鈉 二氯苯胺苯乙酸钠 [er4 lü4 ben3 an4 ben3 yi3 suan1 na4] /diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller)/also called voltaren 扶他林/ 3354 1
二氯甲烷 二氯甲烷 [er4 lü4 jia3 wan2] /dichloromethane/ 7031 1
二氯異三聚氰酸鈉 二氯异三聚氰酸钠 [er4 lü4 yi4 san1 ju4 qing2 suan1 na4] /sodium dichloroisocyanurate/ 7100 1
二輪 二轮 [er4 lun2] /second round (of a match or election)/ 7100 1
二輪片 二轮片 [er4 lun2 pian4] /second-run movie/ 2922 1
二毛子 二毛子 [er4 mao2 zi5] /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/German shepherd dog/(dialect) two-year-old goat/ 3870 1
二拇指 二拇指 [er4 mu5 zhi3] /index finger/ 3041 1
二奶 二奶 [er4 nai3] /mistress/second wife/lover/ 6977 1
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/ 5699 1
二人臺 二人台 [er4 ren2 tai2] /genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia/ 4988 1
二人轉 二人转 [er4 ren2 zhuan4] /genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China/ 4988 1
二聲 二声 [er4 sheng1] /second tone/ 6836 1
二十八宿 二十八宿 [er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] /the twenty-eight constellations/ 6812 1
二十多 二十多 [er4 shi2 duo1] /over 20/ 7100 1
二十面體 二十面体 [er4 shi2 mian4 ti3] /icosahedron/ 7016 1
二十年目睹之怪現狀 二十年目睹之怪现状 [Er4 shi2 Nian2 Mu4 du3 zhi1 Guai4 Xian4 zhuang4] /The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]/ 4072 1
二十世紀 二十世纪 [er4 shi2 shi4 ji4] /20th century/ 6743 1
二十四節氣 二十四节气 [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/ 6868 1
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/ 4968 1
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/ 5027 1
二十五史 二十五史 [er4 shi2 wu3 shi3] /twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)/ 6890 1
二十一點 二十一点 [er4 shi2 yi1 dian3] /blackjack (card game)/ 6121 1
二十一世紀 二十一世纪 [er4 shi2 yi1 shi4 ji4] /21st century/ 7100 1
二十一條 二十一条 [Er4 shi2 yi1 Tiao2] /the Japanese Twenty-One Demands of 1915/ 4579 1
二世 二世 [er4 shi4] /the Second (of numbered kings)/second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)/ 5584 1
二手 二手 [er4 shou3] /indirectly acquired/second-hand (information, equipment etc)/assistant/ 6349 1
二手車 二手车 [er4 shou3 che1] /second-hand car/ 6799 1
二手房 二手房 [er4 shou3 fang2] /second-hand house/house acquired indirectly through a middle-man/ 6876 1
二手貨 二手货 [er4 shou3 huo4] /second-hand goods/used goods/ 6089 1
二手煙 二手烟 [er4 shou3 yan1] /second-hand smoke/ 5342 1
二水貨 二水货 [er4 shui3 huo4] /used goods/second hand goods/ 6604 1
二胎 二胎 [er4 tai1] /second pregnancy/ 5400 1
二糖 二糖 [er4 tang2] /disaccharide/ 6536 1
二頭肌 二头肌 [er4 tou2 ji1] /biceps muscle/ 6094 1
二維 二维 [er4 wei2] /two-dimensional/ 6988 1
二項式 二项式 [er4 xiang4 shi4] /two items/binomial (math.)/ 7100 1
二項式定理 二项式定理 [er4 xiang4 shi4 ding4 li3] /the binomial theorem (math.)/ 2443 1
二項式係數 二项式系数 [er4 xiang4 shi4 xi4 shu4] /(math.) binomial coefficient/ 1254 1
貳心 贰心 [er4 xin1] /variant of 二心[er4 xin1]/ 5890 1
二心 二心 [er4 xin1] /disloyalty/half-heartedness/duplicity/ 6188 1
二氧化氮 二氧化氮 [er4 yang3 hua4 dan4] /nitrogen dioxide/ 7031 1
二氧化硅 二氧化硅 [er4 yang3 hua4 gui1] /silicon dioxide (SiO2)/ 7100 1
二氧化硫 二氧化硫 [er4 yang3 hua4 liu2] /sulfur dioxide SO2/ 6770 1
二氧化錳 二氧化锰 [er4 yang3 hua4 meng3] /manganese(iv) oxide/ 7031 1
二氧化鈦 二氧化钛 [er4 yang3 hua4 tai4] /titanium dioxide/ 7031 1
二氧化碳 二氧化碳 [er4 yang3 hua4 tan4] /carbon dioxide CO2/ 6556 1
二氧化碳隔離 二氧化碳隔离 [er4 yang3 hua4 tan4 ge2 li2] /carbon sequestration/carbon dioxide sequestration/ 6752 1
二氧化物 二氧化物 [er4 yang3 hua4 wu4] /dioxide/ 7100 1
二氧芑 二氧芑 [er4 yang3 qi3] /dioxin/ 6686 1
二氧雜芑 二氧杂芑 [er4 yang3 za2 qi3] /dioxin/ 6686 1
二一添作五 二一添作五 [er4 yi1 tian1 zuo4 wu3] /lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning)/to share fairly between two parties/to go fifty-fifty/ 6311 1
二元 二元 [er4 yuan2] /duality/dual/bipolar/binary/ 3887 1
二元論 二元论 [er4 yuan2 lun4] /dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil)/ 6896 1
二月 二月 [Er4 yue4] /February/second month (of the lunar year)/ 5120 1
二戰 二战 [Er4 zhan4] /World War II/ 5907 1
二者 二者 [er4 zhe3] /both/both of them/neither/ 6702 1
二正丙醚 二正丙醚 [er4 zheng4 bing3 mi2] /di-n-propyl ether/ 6840 1
二指 二指 [er4 zhi3] /index finger/ 3041 1
二斑百靈 二斑百灵 [[er4ban1 bai3ling2]] /(bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)/ 951 2
二次大戰 二次大战 [[Er4ci4 Da4zhan4]] /World War Two/ 529 2
二次多項式 二次多项式 [[er4ci4 duo1xiang4shi4]] /(math.) quadratic polynomial/ 788 2
二次方程 二次方程 [[er4ci4 fang1cheng2]] /(math.) quadratic equation/ 747 2
二次革命 二次革命 [[Er4ci4 Ge2ming4]] /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[Yuan2 Shi4kai3] and the Northern Warlords/ 548 2
二代 二代 [[er4dai4]] /second generation/ 541 2
二道 二道 [[Er4dao4]] /see 二道區|二道区[Er4dao4 Qu1]/ 364 2
二道區 二道区 [[Er4dao4 Qu1]] /Erdao, a district of Changchun City 長春市|长春市[Chang2chun1 Shi4], Jilin/ 364 2
二道江 二道江 [[Er4dao4jiang1]] /see 二道江區|二道江区[Er4dao4jiang1 Qu1]/ 364 2
二道江區 二道江区 [[Er4dao4jiang1 Qu1]] /Erdaojiang, a district of Tonghua City 通化市[Tong1hua4 Shi4], Jilin/ 364 2
二等公民 二等公民 [[er4deng3 gong1min2]] /second-class citizen/ 769 2
二迭紀 二迭纪 [[Er4die2ji4]] /variant of 二疊紀|二叠纪[Er4die2ji4]/ 37 2
二度 二度 [[er4du4]] /again; twice/(music) second (i.e. an interval between adjacent notes)/ 518 2
二噁英 二𫫇英 [[er4e4ying1]] /dioxin/ 871 2
二甘醇 二甘醇 [[er4gan1chun2]] /diethylene glycol/ 42 2
二號電池 二号电池 [[er4hao4 dian4chi2]] /(Tw) C size battery (PRC equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池[san1hao4 dian4chi2])/ 534 2
二號人物 二号人物 [[er4hao4 ren2wu4]] /second-in-command/ 33 2
二虎相鬥,必有一傷 二虎相斗,必有一伤 [[er4hu3-xiang1dou4, bi4you3-yi1shang1]] /see 兩虎相爭,必有一傷|两虎相争,必有一伤[liang3hu3-xiang1zheng1, bi4you3-yi1shang1]/ 424 2
二話不說 二话不说 [[er4hua4-bu4shuo1]] /(idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur/ 942 2
二話沒說 二话没说 [[er4hua4-mei2shuo1]] /see 二話不說|二话不说[er4hua4-bu4shuo1]/ 942 2
二婚 二婚 [[er4hun1]] /(coll.) (usu. of women in former times) to marry for a second time/second marriage/person who remarries/ 868 2
二極管 二极管 [[er4ji2guan3]] /diode/ 779 2
二級頭呼吸器 二级头呼吸器 [[er4ji2tou2 hu1xi1qi4]] /(scuba diving) regulator; demand valve/ 923 2
二簡 二简 [[Er4jian3]] /Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (abbr. for 第二次漢字簡化方案|第二次汉字简化方案[Di4-er4 Ci4 Han4zi4 Jian3hua4 Fang1an4])/ 411 2
二連 二连 [[Er4lian2]] /see 二連浩特市|二连浩特市[Er4lian2hao4te4 Shi4]/ 5 2
二連浩特 二连浩特 [[Er4lian2hao4te4]] /see 二連浩特市|二连浩特市[Er4lian2hao4te4 Shi4]/ 310 2
二連浩特市 二连浩特市 [[Er4lian2hao4te4 Shi4]] /Erenhot, a county-level city in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1lin2guo1le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia/ 310 2
二聯式發票 二联式发票 [[er4lian2shi4 fa1piao4]] /(Tw) duplicate uniform invoice, a type of receipt 統一發票|统一发票[tong3yi1 fa1piao4] issued to a person or organization without a VAT identification number/ 147 2
二氯胺 二氯胺 [[er4lü4an4]] /(chemistry) dichloramine/ 478 2
二名法 二名法 [[er4ming2fa3]] /binomial nomenclature (in taxonomy)/ 147 2
二年生 二年生 [[er4nian2sheng1]] /(botany) (of a plant) biennial/ 382 2
二七 二七 [[Er4qi1]] /see 二七區|二七区[Er4qi1 Qu1]/ 339 2
二七區 二七区 [[Er4qi1 Qu1]] /Erqi, a district of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4zhou1 Shi4], Henan/ 339 2
二審 二审 [[er4shen3]] /(law) second instance; second trial/ 522 2
二十 二十 [[er4shi2]] /twenty; 20/ 855 2
二世祖 二世祖 [[er4shi4zu3]] /profligate child of a wealthy family/ 134 2
二湯 二汤 [[er4tang1]] /second bouillon, a light broth obtained by reboiling ingredients that were previously used to make a full-strength first bouillon 頭湯|头汤[tou2tang1]/ 640 2
二踢腳 二踢脚 [[er4ti1jiao3]] /double-bang firecracker (which explodes once on the ground and then a second time in the air after being propelled upward)/ 398 2
二維碼 二维码 [[er4wei2ma3]] /2D barcode; matrix code/(esp.) QR code/ 923 2
二氧化鈾 二氧化铀 [[er4yang3hua4you2]] /uranium dioxide/ 39 2
二元醇 二元醇 [[er4yuan2chun2]] /(chemistry) diol; alcohol with two hydroxyl groups/ 35 2
二月份 二月份 [[er4yue4fen4]] /February/ 184 2
二致 二致 [[er4zhi4]] /difference (usu. follows 無|无[wu2] as in 毫無二致|毫无二致[hao2wu2-er4zhi4] or 別無二致|别无二致[bie2wu2-er4zhi4])/ 713 2
發光二極管 发光二极管 [[fa1guang1 er4ji2guan3]] /light-emitting diode (LED)/ 6 2
發光二極體 发光二极体 [[fa1guang1 er4ji2ti3]] /(Tw) light-emitting diode (LED)/ 6 2
封二 封二 [feng1 er4] /inside front cover/ 3479 1
富二代 富二代 [fu4 er4 dai4] /children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s/see also 窮二代|穷二代[qiong2 er4 dai4]/ 5391 1
干支 干支 [gan1 zhi1] /the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] and twelve earthly branches 十二枝/sexagenary cycle/ 4727 1
肱二頭肌 肱二头肌 [gong1 er4 tou2 ji1] /bicipital muscle/biceps/ 6766 1
股二頭肌 股二头肌 [gu3 er4 tou2 ji1] /biceps femoris (anatomy)/ 6085 1
古生代 古生代 [Gu3 sheng1 dai4] /Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀|奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀|志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀|泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀|石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀|二叠纪/ 6059 1
穀雨 谷雨 [Gu3 yu3] /Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May/ 6631 1
寡二少雙 寡二少双 [gua3 er4 shao3 shuang1] /peerless/second to none (idiom)/ 3830 1
官二代 官二代 [guan1 er4 dai4] /children of officials/word created by analogy with 富二代[fu4 er4 dai4]/ 5391 1
管他三七二十一 管他三七二十一 [guan3 ta1 san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1] /who cares/no matter what/regardless of the consequences/ 4083 1
光電二極管 光电二极管 [[guang1dian4 er4ji2guan3]] /photodiode/ 6 2
寒露 寒露 [Han2 lu4] /Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd October/ 6631 1
漢書 汉书 [Han4 shu1] /History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls/ 5119 1
毫無二致 毫无二致 [[hao2wu2-er4zhi4]] /(idiom) without the slightest difference/ 789 2
河鼓二 河鼓二 [He2 gu3 er4] /Altair (star)/ 5081 1
恆壓二極管 恒压二极管 [[heng2ya1 er4ji2guan3]] /Zener diode/ 779 2
後漢書 后汉书 [Hou4 Han4 shu1] /History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls/ 2506 1
劃一不二 划一不二 [hua4 yi1 bu4 er4] /fixed/unalterable/ 6750 1
黃道十二宮 黄道十二宫 [huang2 dao4 shi2 er4 gong1] /see 十二宮|十二宫[shi2 er4 gong1]/ 4967 1
黃花崗七十二烈士 黄花岗七十二烈士 [Huang2 hua1 gang1 qi1 shi2 er4 lie4 shi4] /the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911/ 6778 1
火衛二 火卫二 [Huo3 wei4 Er4] /Deimos (moon of Mars), aka Mars II/ 3131 1
肌苷酸二鈉 肌苷酸二钠 [ji1 gan1 suan1 er4 na4] /disodium inosinate (E631)/ 4883 1
激光二極管 激光二极管 [[ji1guang1 er4ji2guan3]] /laser diode/ 6 2
甲二醇 甲二醇 [jia3 er4 chun2] /methylene glycol/ 7100 1
架二郎腿 架二郎腿 [jia4 er4 lang2 tui3] /to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)/ 5671 1
接二連三 接二连三 [[jie1er4-lian2san1]] /(idiom) one after another; in quick succession/ 656 2
金史 金史 [Jin1 shi3] /History of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, twenty second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 135 scrolls/ 4968 1
晉書 晋书 [Jin4 shu1] /History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Fang Xuanling 房玄齡|房玄龄[Fang2 Xuan2 ling2] in 648 during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2], 130 scrolls/ 4968 1
京二胡 京二胡 [jing1 er4 hu2] /jing'erhu, a two-stringed fiddle intermediate in size and pitch between the jinghu 京胡 and erhu 二胡, used to accompany Chinese opera/also called 京胡/ 5522 1
京胡 京胡 [jing1 hu2] /jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera/also called 京二胡/ 5522 1
驚蟄 惊蛰 [Jing1 zhe2] /Jingzhe or Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th March/ 6631 1
九二共識 九二共识 [Jiu3 Er4 Gong4 shi2] /1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China/ 3527 1
九牛二虎之力 九牛二虎之力 [jiu3 niu2 er4 hu3 zhi1 li4] /tremendous strength (idiom)/ 6331 1
舊唐書 旧唐书 [Jiu4 Tang2 shu1] /History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls/ 4968 1
舊五代史 旧五代史 [Jiu4 Wu3 dai4 shi3] /History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls/ 4968 1
空腸 空肠 [kong1 chang2] /jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠[shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2] and ileum 回腸|回肠[hui2 chang2])/ 6059 1
老二 老二 [lao3 er4] /second-eldest child in a family/(euphemism) penis/ 3102 1
禮拜二 礼拜二 [[Li3bai4er4]] /Tuesday/ 901 2
立春 立春 [Li4 chun1] /Lichun or Beginning of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 4th-18th February/ 4755 1
立冬 立冬 [Li4 dong1] /Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st November/ 6631 1
立秋 立秋 [Li4 qiu1] /Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August/ 6631 1
立夏 立夏 [Li4 xia4] /Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-20th May/ 6631 1
梁書 梁书 [Liang2 shu1] /History of Liang of the Southern Dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls/ 4968 1
遼史 辽史 [Liao2 shi3] /History of the Liao Dynasty, twenty first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 116 scrolls/ 4968 1
鄰苯二甲酸酯 邻苯二甲酸酯 [lin2 ben3 er4 jia3 suan1 zhi3] /phthalate (chemistry)/ 2368 1
六二五戰爭 六二五战争 [Liu4 Er4 wu3 Zhan4 zheng1] /the Korean War (started June 25 1950)/ 4515 1
六二五事變 六二五事变 [[Liu4 Er4wu3 Shi4bian4]] /Korean War (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)/ 713 2
略知一二 略知一二 [[lüe4zhi1-yi1er4]] /(idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea/ 715 2
芒種 芒种 [Mang2 zhong4] /Mangzhong or Grain in Beard, 9th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-20th June/ 6631 1
明史 明史 [Ming2 shi3] /History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls/ 4968 1
木衛二 木卫二 [Mu4 wei4 Er4] /Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II/ 3136 1
南門二 南门二 [Nan2 men2 er4] /Alpha Centauri or Rigel Kentaurus/ 6845 1
南齊書 南齐书 [Nan2 Qi2 shu1] /History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls/ 4968 1
南史 南史 [Nan2 shi3] /History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls/ 4968 1
廿八躔 廿八躔 [nian4 ba1 chan2] /the twenty-eight constellations/also written 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4]/ 6402 1
廿四史 廿四史 [nian4 si4 shi3] /twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)/same as 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]/ 4968 1
鳥苷酸二鈉 鸟苷酸二钠 [niao3 gan1 suan1 er4 na4] /disodium guanylate (E627)/ 4883 1
皮黃 皮黄 [pi2 huang2] /Beijing opera (or styles of song in)/abbr. for 西皮二黃|西皮二黄/ 6830 1
其二 其二 [qi2 er4] /secondly/the other (usu. of two)/the second/ 6059 1
齊書 齐书 [Qi2 shu1] /History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls/usually 南齊書|南齐书[Nan2 Qi2 shu1] to distinguish from Northern Qi/ 4968 1
齊納二極管 齐纳二极管 [[Qi2na4 er4ji2guan3]] /Zener diode/ 779 2
啟蟄 启蛰 [Qi3 zhe2] /Waking from Hibernation/old variant of 驚蟄|惊蛰[Jing1 zhe2], Insects Wake, 3rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 6th-20th March/ 4962 1
前漢書 前汉书 [Qian2 Han4 shu1] /History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls/ 4882 1
翹二郎腿 翘二郎腿 [qiao4 er4 lang2 tui3] /to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)/ 5671 1
茄二十八星瓢蟲 茄二十八星瓢虫 [qie2 er4 shi2 ba1 xing1 piao2 chong2] /28-spotted ladybird/hadda beetle/Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata/ 4251 1
秦二世 秦二世 [Qin2 Er4 shi4] /Qin Ershi (229-207 BC), second Qin emperor/ 5006 1
清明 清明 [Qing1 ming2] /Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 5th-19th April/Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)/ 5602 1
清史稿 清史稿 [Qing1 shi3 gao3] /Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽[Zhao4 Er3 xun4] in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls/ 4968 1
窮二代 穷二代 [qiong2 er4 dai4] /those who did not benefit from the Chinese economic reforms of the 1980s/see also 富二代[fu4 er4 dai4]/ 5391 1
秋分 秋分 [Qiu1 fen1] /Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October/ 6631 1
三次元 三次元 [san1 ci4 yuan2] /three-dimensional/the real world (cf. 二次元[er4 ci4 yuan2])/ 1318 1
三國志 三国志 [San1 guo2 zhi4] /History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[Chen2 Shou4] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], 65 scrolls/ 4968 1
三號電池 三号电池 [san1 hao4 dian4 chi2] /C size battery (PRC) (Taiwan equivalent: 二號電池|二号电池[er4 hao4 dian4 chi2])/AA battery (Tw) (PRC equivalent: 五號電池|五号电池[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2])/ 1242 1
三七二十一 三七二十一 [san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1] /three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)/the facts of the matter/the actual situation/ 5560 1
三十二位元 三十二位元 [san1 shi2 er4 wei4 yuan2] /32-bit (computing)/ 6264 1
三十二相 三十二相 [san1 shi2 er4 xiang4] /the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha/ 4143 1
三下五除二 三下五除二 [san1 xia4 wu3 chu2 er4] /three, set five remove two (abacus rule)/efficiently/quickly and easily/ 4922 1
三心二意 三心二意 [san1 xin1 er4 yi4] /in two minds about sth (idiom)/half-hearted/shilly-shallying/ 5314 1
僧帽瓣 僧帽瓣 [seng1 mao4 ban4] /see 二尖瓣[er4 jian1 ban4]/ 4535 1
十二 十二 [shi2 er4] /twelve/12/ 6907 1
十二邊形 十二边形 [shi2 er4 bian1 xing2] /dodecagon/ 7016 1
十二地支 十二地支 [shi2 er4 di4 zhi1] /the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)/ 2485 1
十二分 十二分 [shi2 er4 fen1] /exceedingly/hundred percent/everything and more/ 6871 1
十二宮 十二宫 [shi2 er4 gong1] /the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2]/ 4553 1
十二角形 十二角形 [shi2 er4 jiao3 xing2] /dodecagon/ 7016 1
十二經 十二经 [shi2 er4 jing1] /twelve channels of TCM/ 4996 1
十二經脈 十二经脉 [shi2 er4 jing1 mai4] /twelve channels of TCM/ 4996 1
十二碼 十二码 [shi2 er4 ma3] /12-yard (sports)/penalty kick/ 5839 1
十二面體 十二面体 [shi2 er4 mian4 ti3] /dodecahedron/ 7016 1
十二平均律 十二平均律 [shi2 er4 ping2 jun1 lü4] /equal temperament/ 7031 1
十二時辰 十二时辰 [shi2 er4 shi2 chen5] /twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy/ 3328 1
十二星座 十二星座 [shi2 er4 xing1 zuo4] /the twelve signs of the zodiac/ 1499 1
十二月 十二月 [Shi2 er4 yue4] /December/twelfth month (of the lunar year)/ 5120 1
十二支 十二支 [shi2 er4 zhi1] /the 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)/ 2485 1
十二指腸 十二指肠 [shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2] /duodenum/ 7031 1
十二月份 十二月份 [[shi2er4yue4fen4]] /December/ 184 2
史記 史记 [Shi3 ji4] /Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]/ 4849 1
數一數二 数一数二 [[shu3yi1-shu3er4]] /(idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best/(idiom) to list one by one/ 421 2
霜降 霜降 [Shuang1 jiang4] /Shuangjiang or Frost Descends, 18th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd October-6th November/ 6631 1
說一不二 说一不二 [shuo1 yi1 bu4 er4] /to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word/ 6331 1
四十二章經 四十二章经 [Si4 shi2 er4 Zhang1 jing1] /The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 AD by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰|迦叶摩腾[Jia1 ye4 Mo2 teng2] and Gobharana 竺法蘭|竺法兰[Zhu2 fa3 lan2] (Dharmaraksha)/ 1900 1
四象 四象 [si4 xiang4] /four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3]/ 5826 1
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/ 6682 1
四一二慘案 四一二惨案 [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/ 6600 1
四一二事變 四一二事变 [si4 yi1 er4 shi4 bian4] /the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists/called 反革命政變|反革命政变 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature/ 2505 1
四一二反革命政變 四一二反革命政变 [[si4yi1er4 fan3ge2ming4 zheng4bian4]] /counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai/ 871 2
宋史 宋史 [Song4 shi3] /History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 496 scrolls/(not to be confused with 宋書|宋书[Song4 shu1])/ 4968 1
宋書 宋书 [Song4 shu1] /History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4] or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约[Shen3 Yue1] in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 100 scrolls/(not to be confused with 宋史[Song4 shi3])/ 1449 1
隋書 隋书 [Sui2 shu1] /History of the Sui Dynasty, thirteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Wei Zheng 魏徵|魏征[Wei4 Zheng1] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 85 scrolls/ 4968 1
唐書 唐书 [Tang2 shu1] /same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls/ 4968 1
天冬苯丙二肽酯 天冬苯丙二肽酯 [tian1 dong1 ben3 bing3 er4 tai4 zhi3] /aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)/ 6579 1
頭湯 头汤 [tou2 tang1] /first bouillon, a broth made with ingredients that may later be reboiled to make a second bouillon 二湯|二汤[er4 tang1]/ 1198 1
土衛二 土卫二 [Tu3 wei4 Er4] /Enceladus (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn II/ 3136 1
退居二線 退居二线 [tui4 ju1 er4 xian4] /to withdraw to the second line of duty/to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)/ 5136 1
唯二 唯二 [[wei2er4]] /(slang) (adjective) (of one thing) one of the only two; (of two things) the only two/ 736 2
魏書 魏书 [Wei4 shu1] /History of Wei of the Northern Dynasties, tenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Wei Shou 魏收[Wei4 Shou1] in 554 during Northern Qi Dynasty 北齊|北齐[Bei3 Qi2], 114 scrolls/ 4882 1
穩壓二極管 稳压二极管 [[wen3ya1 er4ji2guan3]] /Zener diode/ 779 2
吳趼人 吴趼人 [Wu2 Jian3 ren2] /Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪現狀|二十年目睹之怪现状/ 6777 1
五代史 五代史 [Wu3 dai4 shi3] /History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls/ 4968 1
五氧化二釩 五氧化二钒 [wu3 yang3 hua4 er4 fan2] /Vanadium pentoxide V2O5/vanadic anhydride/ 6789 1
西皮 西皮 [xi1 pi2] /one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera/see also 二黃|二黄[er4 huang2]/ 6203 1
夏至 夏至 [Xia4 zhi4] /Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th July/ 6631 1
小二 小二 [xiao3 er4] /waiter/ 5908 1
小寒 小寒 [Xiao3 han2] /Lesser Cold, 23rd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 6th-19th January/ 6631 1
小滿 小满 [Xiao3 man3] /Xiaoman or Lesser Full Grain, 8th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st May-5th June/ 6631 1
小暑 小暑 [Xiao3 shu3] /Xiaoshu or Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd July/ 6631 1
小雪 小雪 [Xiao3 xue3] /Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December/ 6631 1
新唐書 新唐书 [Xin1 Tang2 shu1] /History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] and Song Qi 宋祁[Song4 Qi2] in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 225 scrolls/ 4968 1
心無二用 心无二用 [xin1 wu2 er4 yong4] /one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time/ 6835 1
新五代史 新五代史 [Xin1 Wu3 dai4 shi3] /Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls/ 4968 1
心宿二 心宿二 [Xin1 xiu4 er4] /Antares, the brightest star in Scorpio 天蠍座|天蝎座[Tian1 xie1 zuo4]/ 6204 1
新元史 新元史 [Xin1 Yuan2 shi3] /New History of the Yuan Dynasty, completed by Ke Shaomin 柯劭忞[Ke1 Shao4 min2] in 1920, sometimes listed as one of the 24 Dynastic Histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]/ 2768 1
星二代 星二代 [xing1 er4 dai4] /children of celebrities/ 3417 1
星期二 星期二 [[Xing1qi1er4]] /Tuesday/ 364 2
訓讀 训读 [xun4 du2] /a reading of a written Chinese word derived from a synonym (typically, a vernacular synonym) (e.g. in Mandarin, 投子[tou2 zi5] may be pronounced as its synonym 色子[shai3 zi5], and in Wu dialects, 二 is pronounced as its synonym 兩|两 "liahn")/to pronounce a word using such a reading/(Japanese linguistics) kun-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from a native Japanese word that matches its meaning rather than from the pronunciation of the character in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: A kun-reading of a character is distinguished from its on-reading(s) 音讀|音读[yin1 du2]. For example, 山 has a kun-reading "yama" and an on-reading "san".)/ 2133 1
么二 幺二 [yao1 er4] /one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice)/a prostitute/ 5777 1
一部二十四史,不知從何說起 一部二十四史,不知从何说起 [yi1 bu4 er4 shi2 si4 shi3 , bu4 zhi1 cong2 he2 shuo1 qi3] /It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start./ 4562 1
一不做,二不休 一不做,二不休 [yi1 bu4 zuo4 , er4 bu4 xiu1] /lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)/fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog/in for a penny, in for a pound/ 1810 1
依地酸二鈷 依地酸二钴 [yi1 di4 suan1 er4 gu3] /kelocyanor/ 7100 1
一二 一二 [yi1 er4] /one or two; a few/a little; just a bit/ 1427 1
一分為二 一分为二 [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)/ 6071 1
一乾二淨 一干二净 [yi1 gan1 er4 jing4] /thoroughly (idiom)/completely/one and all/very clean/ 5537 1
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)/ 4068 1
一回生兩回熟 一回生两回熟 [yi1 hui2 sheng1 liang3 hui2 shu2] /see 一回生二回熟[yi1 hui2 sheng1 er4 hui2 shu2]/ 3402 1
一來二去 一来二去 [yi1 lai2 er4 qu4] /gradually/little by little/in the course of time/ 5870 1
一清二白 一清二白 [yi1 qing1 er4 bai2] /perfectly clean/blameless/unimpeachable (idiom)/ 6071 1
一清二楚 一清二楚 [yi1 qing1 er4 chu3] /to be very clear about sth (idiom)/ 6071 1
一窮二白 一穷二白 [yi1 qiong2 er4 bai2] /impoverished/backward both economically and culturally/ 5138 1
一山不容二虎 一山不容二虎 [yi1 shan1 bu4 rong2 er4 hu3] /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/ 2378 1
一石二鳥 一石二鸟 [yi1 shi2 er4 niao3] /to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)/ 5310 1
一式二份 一式二份 [yi1 shi4 er4 fen4] /in duplicate/ 1198 1
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/ 3756 1
一推六二五 一推六二五 [[yi1 tui1 liu4er4wu3]] /1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)/(fig.) to deny responsibility; to pass the buck/ 715 2
一退六二五 一退六二五 [[yi1 tui4 liu4er4wu3]] /see 一推六二五[yi1 tui1 liu4er4wu3]/ 715 2
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/ 4761 1
一氧化二氮 一氧化二氮 [yi1 yang3 hua4 er4 dan4] /nitrous oxide N2O/laughing gas/ 6844 1
一哭二鬧三上吊 一哭二闹三上吊 [[yi1-ku1 er4-nao4 san1-shang4diao4]] /(lit.) to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)/(fig.) to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum/ 48 2
一二八事變 一二八事变 [[Yi1er4ba1 Shi4bian4]] /January 28 Incident (1932), military conflict between China and Japan in Shanghai/ 159 2
一二九運動 一二九运动 [[Yi1er4jiu3 Yun4dong4]] /December 9th Movement (1935), student protest movement calling for resistance to Japanese aggression/ 159 2
乙二醇 乙二醇 [yi3 er4 chun2] /glycol/ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze)/ 6840 1
異戊二烯 异戊二烯 [yi4 wu4 er4 xi1] /isoprene/ 6835 1
有一說一,有二說二 有一说一,有二说二 [you3 yi1 shuo1 yi1 , you3 er4 shuo1 er4] /to call sth as it is (idiom)/ 2001 1
雨水 雨水 [Yu3 shui3] /Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March/ 6631 1
元史 元史 [Yuan2 shi3] /History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Song Lian 宋濂[Song4 Lian2] in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls/ 4968 1
約翰貳書 约翰贰书 [Yue1 han4 er4 shu1] /Second epistle of St John/also written 約翰二書|约翰二书/ 6818 1
約翰二書 约翰二书 [Yue1 han4 er4 shu1] /Second epistle of St John/ 6993 1
張戎 张戎 [Zhang1 Rong2] /Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿[Zhang1 Er4 hong2], author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] 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[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]/ 4052 1
丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦 丈二和尚,摸不着头脑 [zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3] /lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)/fig. at a total loss/ 4033 1
丈二金剛摸不著頭腦 丈二金刚摸不着头脑 [zhang4 er4 Jin1 gang1 mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3] /see 丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚,摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]/ 4033 1
只知其一,不知其二 只知其一,不知其二 [zhi3 zhi1 qi2 yi1 , bu4 zhi1 qi2 er4] /to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information/ 6331 1
中二病 中二病 [zhong1 er4 bing4] /(neologism) strange behavior characteristic of a teenager going through puberty (loanword from Japanese "chūnibyō")/ 2183 1
周書 周书 [Zhou1 shu1] /History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties, twelfth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Linghu Defen 令狐德棻[Ling2 hu2 De2 fen1] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls/ 4968 1
週休二日 周休二日 [zhou1 xiu1 er4 ri4] /(Tw) two-day weekend (usually Saturday and Sunday)/ 2387 1
週二 周二 [[Zhou1er4]] /Tuesday/ 364 2
[zi1] /number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座/ 3463 1
觜宿 觜宿 [zi1 xiu4] /number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座/ 3463 1
子丑 子丑 [zi3 chou3] /first two of the twelve earthly branches 十二地支/by ext., the earthly branches/ 6761 1
最小二乘 最小二乘 [[zui4xiao3 er4cheng2]] /(math.) least squares/ 158 2
最小二乘法 最小二乘法 [[zui4xiao3 er4cheng2fa3]] /(math.) least squares method/ 158 2

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