二更 èr gēng ㄦˋ ㄍㄥ ji6 gaang1
- second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
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- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 二手车 二手車 èr shǒu chē ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄜ ji6 sau2 ce1 second-hand car
- 二维码 二維碼 èr wéi mǎ ㄦˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ ji6 wai4 maa5 2D barcode; matrix code
- 一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng ㄧ ㄍㄢ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6 thoroughly (idiom)
- 二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn ㄦˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄢˋ ji6 joeng5 faa3 taan3 carbon dioxide CO2
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- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr ㄉㄨˊ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 一二 yī èr ㄧ ㄦˋ jat1 ji6 one or two; a few
- 不二 bù èr ㄅㄨˋ ㄦˋ bat1 ji6 the only (choice, way etc)
- 幺二 么二 yāo èr ㄧㄠ ㄦˋ jiu1 ji6 one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice)
- 二七 Èr qī ㄦˋ ㄑㄧ ji6 cat1 see 二七区
- 二世 èr shì ㄦˋ ㄕˋ ji6 sai3 the Second (of numbered kings)
- 二代 èr dài ㄦˋ ㄉㄞˋ ji6 doi6 second generation
- 二伏 èr fú ㄦˋ ㄈㄨˊ ji6 fuk6 中伏
- 二来 二來 èr lái ㄦˋ ㄌㄞˊ ji6 loi4 secondly, ...
- 二便 èr biàn ㄦˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ji6 bin6 urination and defecation
- 二侧 二側 èr cè ㄦˋ ㄘㄜˋ ji6 zak1 two sides
- 二价 二價 èr jià ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ji6 gaa3 negotiable price
- 二元 èr yuán ㄦˋ ㄩㄢˊ ji6 jyun4 duality
- 二八 èr bā ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ji6 baat3 16
更
- 更加 gèng jiā ㄍㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚ gang3 gaa1 more (than sth else)
- 更动 更動 gēng dòng ㄍㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ gang1 dung6 to change
- 更换 更換 gēng huàn ㄍㄥ ㄏㄨㄢˋ gang1 wun6 to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
- 更改 gēng gǎi ㄍㄥ ㄍㄞˇ gang1 goi2 to alter
- 更新 gēng xīn ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ gang1 san1 to replace the old with new
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- 更是 gèng shì ㄍㄥˋ ㄕˋ gang3 si6 even more (so)
- 变更 變更 biàn gēng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄥ bin3 gang1 to change
- 更衣室 gēng yī shì ㄍㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ gang1 ji1 sat1 change room; dressing room; locker room
- 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄥ zi6 lik6 gang1 sang1 regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
- 一更 yī gēng ㄧ ㄍㄥ jat1 gaang1 first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
- 三更 sān gēng ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ saam1 gaang1 third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
- 五更 wǔ gēng ㄨˇ ㄍㄥ ng5 gaang1 fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
- 停更 tíng gēng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄥ ting4 gang3 to stop updating (content)
- 催更 cuī gēng ㄘㄨㄟ ㄍㄥ ceoi1 gang3 (slang) (of a follower) to urge (a blogger etc) to post some fresh content (abbr. for 催促更新)
- 初更 chū gēng ㄔㄨ ㄍㄥ co1 gaang1 first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
- 四更 sì gēng ㄙˋ ㄍㄥ sei3 gaang1 fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
- 守更 shǒu gēng ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄥ sau2 gaang1 to keep watch during the night
- 巡更 xún gēng ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄥ ceon4 gang3 to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs
- 打更 dǎ gēng ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄥ daa2 gaang1 to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
- 更代 gēng dài ㄍㄥ ㄉㄞˋ gang1 doi6 substitution
Idioms with these characters
- 别无二致 別無二致 bié wú èr zhì ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄓˋ bit6 mou4 ji6 zi3 (idiom) without the slightest difference
- 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr ㄉㄨˊ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3 (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
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- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 毫无二致 毫無二致 háo wú èr zhì ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄓˋ hou4 mou4 ji6 zi3 (idiom) without the slightest difference
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 略知一二 lüè zhī yī èr ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄓ ㄧ ㄦˋ loek6 zi1 jat1 ji6 (idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea
- 三心二意 sān xīn èr yì ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄦˋ ㄧˋ saam1 sam1 ji6 ji3 in two minds about sth (idiom)
- 说一不二 說一不二 shuō yī bù èr ㄕㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄦˋ syut3 jat1 bat1 ji6 to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
- 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr ㄕㄨˇ ㄧ ㄕㄨˇ ㄦˋ sou2 jat1 sou2 ji6 (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 除旧更新 除舊更新 chú jiù gēng xīn ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ceoi4 gau6 gang1 san1 to replace the old with new (idiom)
- 更深人静 更深人靜 gēng shēn rén jìng ㄍㄥ ㄕㄣ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaang1 sam1 jan4 zing6 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
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- 更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě ㄍㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄜˇ gang3 jau5 sam6 ze2 furthermore (idiom)
- 三更半夜 sān gēng bàn yè ㄙㄢ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ saam1 gaang1 bun3 je6 (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
- 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕˋ (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
- 深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ sam1 gang1 bun3 je6 in the dead of night (idiom)
- 万象更新 萬象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn ㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ maan6 zoeng6 gang3 san1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
- 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng ㄗˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄥ zi6 lik6 gang1 sang1 regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)