second-hand; used; indirect
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
second-hand; used; indirect; obtained through intermediate channels
As a non-predicative adjective (属性词), it typically modifies nouns directly (e.g., 二手房) and cannot function as a predicate with '是' in the same way as regular adjectives. The variant form 二手儿 is also used in spoken Northern dialects.
Tā他
men们
zài在
èr二
shǒu手
fáng房
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
xīn心
yí仪
de的
fáng房
zi子
。
They found their dream house on the second-hand housing market.
Zhè这
xiē些
èr二
shǒu手
zī资
liào料
duì对
wǒ我
men们
de的
yán研
jiū究
hěn很
yǒu有
cān参
kǎo考
jià价
zhí值
。
This second-hand data is very valuable for our research.
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Zhè这
tái台
èr二
shǒu手
shè设
bèi备
shì是
cóng从
dé德
guó国
jìn进
kǒu口
de的
，
xìng性
néng能
hái还
hěn很
hǎo好
。
This second-hand equipment was imported from Germany and still performs very well.
Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
qù去
èr二
shǒu手
shū书
diàn店
táo淘
yì一
xiē些
jué绝
bǎn版
shū书
。
I love hunting for out-of-print books at second-hand bookstores.
Zhè这
liàng辆
chē车
shì是
èr二
shǒu手
de的
，
dàn但
chē车
kuàng况
jī几
hū乎
gēn跟
xīn新
de的
yí一
yàng样
。
This car is second-hand, but its condition is almost like new.