二 一 添 作 五

èr yī tiān zuò wǔdictionary entry

lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning) / to share fairly between two parties / to go fifty-fifty

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

二一添作五 二一添作五 [er4 yi1 tian1 zuo4 wu3] /lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning)/to share fairly between two parties/to go fifty-fifty/

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Character information

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二
èr
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
添
tiān
to add / to increase / to replenish
作
zuō
(bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)
zuò
to do / to engage in / to write / to compose / to pretend / to feign / to regard as / to consider to be / to be / to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings / works
五
wǔ
five / 5

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