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二èrtwo

HSK 1word

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二 (èr) means "two." It is used in numbers, floors, dates and ordinals such as 第二. It appears in 我住在二楼。 (I live on the second floor.) and 这是我第二次来这里。 (This is my second time here.) In the dialogue, A asks which floor B lives on, B says the second, and B says Teacher Wang lives on the third.

What does 二 mean?

  1. 1.

    twonumeral

What does the character 二 mean?

  • 二two

How do you use 二?

Use 二 when counting digits, floors, dates and ordinals (二楼, 第二); before a measure word use 两 (两个人).

What are some examples of 二 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 2

    我住在二楼。

    Wǒ zhù zài èr lóu.

    I live on the second floor.

  2. HSK 2

    这是我第二次来这里。

    Zhè shì wǒ dì-èr cì lái zhèlǐ.

    This is my second time here.

How is 二 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你住在几楼？

    Nǐ zhù zài jǐ lóu?

    Which floor do you live on?

  2. Speaker B:

    我住在二楼。

    Wǒ zhù zài èr lóu.

    I live on the second floor.

  3. Speaker A:

    王老师也住在二楼吗？

    Wáng lǎoshī yě zhù zài èr lóu ma?

    Does Teacher Wang live on the second floor too?

  4. Speaker B:

    不，他住在三楼。

    Bù, tā zhù zài sān lóu.

    No, he lives on the third floor.

Can you use 二 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (second): 我住在___楼。 (I live on the second floor.)
  2. 2.What does 这是我第二次来这里。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "two"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.