第二 (dai6 ji6 | di4 er4) : [1] 2nd [2] other; another

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第二

dai6 ji6

di4 er4

[1] second – after first and before third. [2] (Cantonese only) other; the other; another (Standard Chinese: 别, 其他, 另外)

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 15,400,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

第二

This word has been viewed 2510 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

第 dai6 - sequence; number; grade; degree
二 ji6 - two

17 compounds containing this word:

第二十 - twentieth
第二日 - another day
第二度 - another place
第二次世界大戰 - World War II; the Second World War
第二個 - the second (one)
第二世 - the next life of something; for an indefinitely long time
第二圈 - second round
第二樣 - other; else
第二啲 - other; else
第二性徵 - [bio.] secondary sexual characteristic
戰士第二式 - [yoga] Virabhadrasana II, Warrior II
身軀轉動第二式 - [yoga] Bharadvajasana II, Sage Bharadvaja's Pose II
Common Formations:
第二產業 - secondary industry
第二上市 - secondary listing
第二季度 - second quarter (of a year)
第二國際 - Second International (socialist organization)
第二副本 - triplicate

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你點解唔打電話畀佢，叫佢改第二日呢？粵
Why don't you phone her and tell her to change it to another day?

你唔要嘅話，可以送畀第二個粵
If you don't want it, you can just give it to somebody else.
[Lit. you don't want [conditional delimiter], can give-present give other person]

打橫第二行
second row
[note the split characters for 橫行]

今日雖然只係第二日... 粵
Today, although is just the second day ...
[Usually this sentence is followed by saying how unexpected the situation has developed into, even though it is just the second day of the event/situation. ]

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