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Translation

  • second (i.e. number two)
  • second time
  • twice
  • (math.) quadratic (of degree two)

Examples

  • 五的二次方是二十五。
    The square of 5 is 25.
  • 这是我第二次独自地到中国。
    This is the second time I have arrived in China on my own.
  • 每个人都值得被给予第二次机会。
    Everyone deserves a second chance.
  • 二次世界大战结束于1945年。
    World War II ended in 1945.
  • 你永远没有第二次机会去打造第一印象。
    You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
  • 二次世界大战是在1939年开始的。
    It was in 1939 that the Second World War broke out.
Chinese Tones