二档 (èr dàng) — second gear (in a vehicle or machine); second grade / tier (in a classification system)
Definition
Literally 'second gear' (二 + 档), used both for vehicle gears and for a second tier or grade in a ranking. The 档 classifier marks slots in an ordered scale (one slot, second slot, etc.).
adjective
second gear (in a vehicle or machine)second grade / tier (in a classification system)
Examples
- ，二档。Kāi chē shí, cóng yí dàng huàn dào èr dàng yào cǎi lí hé qì.When driving, you need to press the clutch to shift from first gear to second.
- 二档，。Zhè ge yóu xì de zuì xīn bǎn běn shǔ yú èr dàng zhàn duì, bú shì dǐng jí.The newest version of this game belongs to the second-tier team, not the top one.
- ，二档。Zhè jiā gōng sī de gōng zī fēn wéi sān dàng, tā mù qián ná de shì èr dàng.This company's salary is divided into three levels; he currently draws the second level.
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