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  *二* | 二* | *二
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
HSK 1
indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant
HSK 4
2D barcode; matrix code / (esp.) QR code
HSK 5
carbon dioxide CO2
HSK 7-9
thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean
HSK 7-9
(idiom) one after another; in quick succession
HSK 7-9
second-hand car
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
HSK 7-9
aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)
xylene
stupid person / dolt / rash (slang)
twenty; 20
two shift system (in schools)
grade 2 / second class / category B
glycol
2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
(slang) (adjective) (of one thing) one of the only two; (of two things) the only two
(math.) quadratic equation
dioxin
(coll.) silly but cute husky (dog)
both / both of them / neither
the twelve signs of the zodiac
December 9th Movement (1935), student-led demonstrations demanding that the Chinese government resist Japanese aggression
double subscript / doubly indexed
tremendous strength (idiom)
sulfur dioxide SO2
second part / the equinox
Erenhot City in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
lit. one is one, two is two (idiom) / fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut / unequivocal
World War II
the Second (of numbered kings) / second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)
one or two; a few / a little; just a bit
erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle) / alto fiddle / CL:
2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year
second bouillon, a light broth obtained by reboiling ingredients that were previously used to make a full-strength first bouillon 頭湯|头汤
equal temperament
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
Zener diode
second pregnancy
silicon dioxide (SiO2)
(slang) fool / dunce / foolishly cute person
(math.) binomial coefficient
16 / sixteen
duodenum
duality / dual / bipolar / binary
2nd day of the month
February / second month (of the lunar year)
fixed / unalterable
dioxin
2-in-1 / two-in-one
Permian (geological period 292-250m years ago)
(law) second instance; second trial
the binomial theorem (math.)
Tuesday
second-rate / second-tier
biceps muscle
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
mitral valve (physiology)
December / twelfth month (of the lunar year)
second brother
second-eldest child in a family / (euphemism) penis
carbon disulfide
Erlun or Erhlun township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
secondly, ...
second-class carriage (of a train)
20th century
two-dimensional
(old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter / attendant
mother and father / parents
remarried lady (contemptuous term) / lady who marries for a second time
dimercaprol
second / number two / next / secondary
glycol / ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze)
disloyalty / half-heartedness / duplicity
dichloromethane
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom) / the facts of the matter / the actual situation
two items / binomial (math.)
dualism / two sided / double nature
The Second Sex (book by Simone de Beauvoir)
one leg over the other (legs crossed)
deputy leader / the second-in-command
to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
butadiene C4H6 / biethylene
exceedingly / hundred percent / everything and more
in two minds about sth (idiom) / half-hearted / shilly-shallying
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
twelve / 12
mistress / second wife / lover
(idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
gradually / little by little / in the course of time
to be very clear about sth (idiom)
erguotou (sorghum liquor)
nitrogen dioxide
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
idiot / stupid person / a dope
(idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea
the one and only way / the only proper course to take

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