èr

咡

Character · Numeral · Noun · VerbTraditional貳

numeral two (formal); deputy; betray

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

numeral

two (used on checks, receipts, etc., to prevent fraud)

formal

Used in legal, financial, and formal written contexts to represent the number 2. Its simplified form 二 is used in general writing.

Qǐng请
tián填
xiě写
jīn金
é额
 :
Rén人
mín民
bì币
yī壹
qiān仟
èr贰
bǎi佰
yuán元
zhěng整
 。

Please fill in the amount: One thousand two hundred Renminbi yuan only.

Fā发
piào票
shàng上
de的
shù数
zì字
bì必
xū须
yòng用
dà大
xiě写
 ,
bǐ比
rú如
èr贰
 、
sān叁
 。

Numbers on receipts must be written in capital form, such as two, three.

2.

noun

deputy; assistant; second-in-command

formal

Formal title for a vice or assistant position. Often used in historical or bureaucratic contexts.

Tā他
zài在
jūn军
zhōng中
dān担
rèn任
fù副
èr贰
zhī之
zhí职
 。

He holds the position of deputy in the army.

Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
zhèng正
zhí职
hé和
èr贰
zhí职
zhī之
fēn分
 。

In ancient times, there was a distinction between the primary and deputy positions.

3.

verb

to betray; to be disloyal; to have second thoughts

literary

Literary usage meaning to betray one's allegiance. Related to the idea of being a 'second' or alternative loyalty.

Tā他
èr贰
yú于
jiù旧
zhǔ主
 ,
tóu投
kào靠
le了
xīn新
shì势
lì力
 。

He betrayed his old master and pledged allegiance to the new power.

xīn心
huái怀
èr贰
xīn心

to have disloyal intentions