二世
èr shì
Pinyin

Definition

二世
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èr shì
  1. the Second (of numbered kings)
  2. second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

世界
shì jiè
  1. 1 world
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
乱世
luàn shì
  1. 1 the world in chaos
  2. 2 troubled times
  3. 3 (in Buddhism) the mortal world
二
èr
  1. 1 two
  2. 2 2
  3. 3 (Beijing dialect) stupid
第二
dì èr
  1. 1 second
  2. 2 number two
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 secondary
一二
yī èr
  1. 1 one or two
  2. 2 a few
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
世
Shì
  1. 1 surname Shi
世上
shì shàng
  1. 1 on earth
世事
shì shì
  1. 1 affairs of life
  2. 2 things of the world
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
世俗
shì sú
  1. 1 profane
  2. 2 secular
  3. 3 worldly
世博
Shì bó
  1. 1 abbr. for 世界博覽會|世界博览会[Shì jiè Bó lǎn huì], World Expo
世家
shì jiā
  1. 1 family influential for generations
  2. 2 aristocratic family
世故
shì gù
  1. 1 the ways of the world
世界杯
Shì jiè bēi
  1. 1 World Cup
世界观
shì jiè guān
  1. 1 worldview
  2. 2 world outlook
  3. 3 Weltanschauung
世纪
shì jì
  1. 1 century
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
世道
shì dào
  1. 1 the ways of the world
  2. 2 the morals of the time
世间
shì jiān
  1. 1 world
  2. 2 earth

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一是一，二是二
yī shì yī , èr shì èr
  1. 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  3. 3 unequivocal
一清二楚
yī qīng èr chǔ
  1. 1 to be very clear about sth (idiom)
一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
  1. 1 perfectly clean
  2. 2 blameless
  3. 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. at a total loss
三七二十一
sān qī èr shí yī
  1. 1 three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
  2. 2 the facts of the matter
  3. 3 the actual situation
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
  1. 1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)

Sample Sentences

绿波廊”曾经接待过许多国内外元首，美国总统克林顿、英国女王伊丽莎白二世，还有江泽民、朱镕基等中央领导都去那里吃过饭，那里的菜肴、环境和服务水平可都是一流的。
lǜbōláng ”céngjīng jiēdài guo xǔduō guónèiwài yuánshǒu ，Měiguo zǒngtǒng Kèlíndùn 、Yīngguó nǚwáng Yīlíshābái èrshì ，hái yǒu Jiāng Zémín 、Zhū Róngjī děng zhōngyāng lǐngdǎo dōu qù nàli chī guo fàn ，nàli de càiyáo 、huánjìng hé fúwù shuǐpíng kě dōu shì yīliú de 。
A lot of foreign and domestic leaders were received at ''Lǜ Bo Lang." American President Bill Clinton, Queen Elizabeth II of the U.K., as well as Jiang Zemin and Zhu Rongji and other leaders from the central government all went there to eat. The food, environment and level of service there are all top-drawer.
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