二
Character Breakdown
Radical: 二 (no. 7)
View stroke order →Definitions
- two
- 2
- (Beijing dialect) stupid
Example Sentences
一加一等于二。
Yī jiā yī děngyú èr
One plus one equals two
Words Containing 二
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Related Words
Grammar Notes
Number + Measure Word + NounHSK 1
Number + Measure Word + Noun
Duration ComplementHSK 2
Subject + Verb + 了 + Duration (+ Object)
From...To (从...到)HSK 2
从 + Starting Point + 到 + Ending Point
Expressing Change (了 sentence-final)HSK 3
Statement + 了 (at end of sentence)
Not Until (直到...才)HSK 4
直到 + Time/Condition, Subject + 才 + Verb
Appears in these articles
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HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- HSK 1
- HSK 2.0
- HSK 1
- HSK Lord study list
- HSK 1 list
二: HSK 1 on both the old and the new exam. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
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