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二意

Word · Numeral · Noun · AdjTraditional二

number two; disloyalty; different

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

numeral

two; second

Most common sense. The cardinal number two.

Wǒ我
jiā家
yǒu有
liǎng两
gè个
hái孩
zi子
 。

My family has two children.

Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
dì第
èr二
běn本
shū书
 。

This is my second book.

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Yī一
 、
èr二
 、
sān三
 ，
kāi开
shǐ始
 ！

One, two, three, go!

2.

noun

disloyalty; duplicity; divided loyalty

literary

A literary/formal term. Often found in historical or classical contexts. The character 二 (two) in this context metaphorically implies a heart/mind that is not singularly devoted.

Tā他
duì对
zhǔ主
gōng公
jué决
wú无
èr二
yì意
 。

He harbored absolutely no disloyalty toward his lord.

Huái怀
yǒu有
èr二
yì意
zhī之
rén人
bù不
kě可
xìn信
 。

A person with divided loyalties is not to be trusted.

3.

adj

different; another; secondary

literary

Used in fixed compounds or classical phrases. It indicates something secondary or different from the primary one.

Cǐ此
xì系
yī一
jiā家
zhī之
yán言
 ，
shàng尚
yǒu有
èr二
shuō说
 。

This is one school of thought; there is another theory.

èr二
zhě者

the two; the second one