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)
Easily confused

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.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

Open 日 →

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