二手 (èr shǒu) — second-hand (of goods); indirect (of information or source)
Definition
二手 means 'second-hand' — for used goods (二手自行车) and for information heard from someone else rather than witnessed firsthand. It's more colloquial than 间接, which is the formal word for 'indirect.'
adjective
second-hand (of goods)indirect (of information or source)
Examples
- 二手。Tā mǎi le yí liàng èr shǒu zì xíng chē.He bought a second-hand bicycle.
- 二手，。Zhè ge xiāo xi shì èr shǒu de, bù yí dìng kě kào.This news is second-hand and may not be reliable.
- 二手。Wǒ cháng zài wǎng shàng mǎi èr shǒu shū.I often buy used books online.
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