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  *二* | 二* | *二
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
HSK 1
one or two; a few / a little; just a bit
lit. one is one, two is two (idiom) / fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut / unequivocal
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice) / a prostitute
(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
HSK 7-9
the only (choice, way etc) / undivided (loyalty)
second-eldest child in a family / (euphemism) penis
2nd year in junior middle school / 2nd day of a lunar month / 2nd day of lunar New Year
twelve / 12
Tuesday
(slang) (adjective) (of one thing) one of the only two; (of two things) the only two
second year of university
Tuesday
secondly / the other (usu. of two) / the second
fixed / unalterable
inside front cover
waiter
12th April / refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
second / number two / next / secondary
Alpha Centauri or Rigel Kentaurus
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
Tuesday
(idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea
to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
(old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter / attendant
Europa (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter II
Enceladus (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn II
three, set five remove two (abacus rule) / efficiently / quickly and easily
(idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one
Altair (star)
same as 米拉, Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti), variable star with period of 330 days
Antares, the brightest star in Scorpio 天蠍座|天蝎座
to call sth as it is (idiom)
One has the right to choose the ruler one serves. (ancient proverb)
Deimos (moon of Mars), aka Mars II


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