数一数二 (數一數二)
shǔ yī shǔ èr
Pinyin

Definition

数一数二 (數一數二)
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shǔ yī shǔ èr
  1. reckoned to be first or second best (idiom)
  2. one of the very best
  3. to list one by one

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another

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
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

莫奈是法国数一数二的画家。
Mònài shì Fǎguó shǔyīshǔèr de huàjiā 。
Monet is one of the best painters in France.
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Jessica是学校数一数二的美女。
Jessica shì xuéxiào shǔyīshǔèr de měinǚ 。
Jessica is one of the most beautiful girls in our school.
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苹果是全球数一数二的大公司。
píngguǒ shì quánqiú shǔyīshǔèr de dà gōngsī 。
Apple is one of the best companies in the world.
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真的假的？你们厂的规模在我们这里也算是数一数二了，怎么说卖就卖了呢。
zhēnde jiǎde ？nǐmen chǎng de guīmó zài wǒmen zhèlǐ yě suàn shì shǔyīshǔ\'èr le ，zěnme shuō mài jiù mài le ne 。
Really? Your factory is one of the largest in our area. Why did you sell it all of a sudden?
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谁说的，武当山上有两万多间道观呢。而且像太和宫，紫霄宫等建筑，气势很宏大的。最重要的是可以看到武当派的武功，那可是数一数二的。
shéi shuō de ，Wǔdāngshān shàng yǒu liǎng wàn duō jiān dàoguàn ne 。érqiě xiàng Tàihégōng ，Zǐxiāogōng děng jiànzhù ，qìshì hěn hóngdà de 。zuì zhòngyào de shì kěyǐ kàndào Wǔdāngpài de wǔgōng ，nà kě shì shǔyīshǔèr de 。
Says who? On Wudang mountain there are more than 20,000 Taoist shrines. Also, there's Taihe Palace, Zixiao Palace, etc. The air of the architecture is really grand. Most importantly, you can see Wu style kung-fu. That's what really counts.
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