二 次

èr cìdictionary entry

second (i.e. number two) / second time / twice / (math.) quadratic (of degree two)

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Original source entry:

二次二次 [er4 ci4] /second (i.e. number two)/second time/twice/(math.) quadratic (of degree two)/

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二
èr
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
次
cì
next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time

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