二日 (èr rì) — two days (duration); the second day (ordinal time point)
Definition
二日 means either 'two days' (a duration, e.g. 为期二日) or 'the second day' (an ordinal time point, e.g. 二日清晨). Compare 两天 for everyday spoken duration; 二日 is more formal or written.
noun
two days (duration)the second day (ordinal time point)
Examples
- 二日。Wǒ men jì huà le yí gè èr rì yóu.We planned a two-day trip.
- 二日，。èr rì Qīng chén, duì wu jiù chū fā le.On the morning of the second day, the team set off.
- 二日。Běn cì huì yì wéi qī èr rì.This conference lasts two days.
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