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Pinyin èr IPA [ɚ˥˩] Zhuyin ㄦˋ
HSK 1 numeral 数词 Book 1 · Lesson 5 (notes) freq #664

Meaning

The numeral 'two' in counting and compound numbers: 十二 'twelve'. To say 'two of something' before a measure word, Chinese uses 两 liǎng instead.

Examples

你二了。 nǐ èr le You're stupid.
我十二岁了。 wǒ shí èr suì le I'm twelve.
我二十年前出生。 wǒ èr shí nián qián chū shēng I was born 20 years ago.

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