èr
liú

common
technical

Meaning of 二流

二流 means second-rate; second-class; not top-tier. Pronounced èr liú.

  • second-rate; second-class; not top-tier

Definitions & Examples

chēng
shì
huà
jiā
 
dàn
shuǐ
píng
chōng
liàng
zhǐ
shì
èr
liú
huà
jiā
 

He claims to be a painter, but at best he is only a second-rate painter.

Zhè
zhī
qiú
duì
zhí
pái
huái
zài
èr
liú
shuǐ
píng
 
cóng
wèi
jìn
guò
dǐng
lián
sài
 

This team has always hovered at a second-class level and has never made it into the top league.

Zhè
jiā
jiǔ
diàn
de
bèi
rèn
wéi
shì
èr
liú
de
 
xīng
biāo
zhǔn
 

The service at this hotel is considered second-rate and does not meet five-star standards.

Zài
xué
shù
jiè
 
zhǐ
biǎo
èr
liú
lùn
wén
shì
huò
zhōng
shēn
jiào
zhí
de
 

In academia, publishing only second-rate papers makes it impossible to obtain tenure.