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乙

yǐ

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

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Meaning of 乙 in English

yǐHSK 5nounSyllabus #3361
  1. second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  2. second in order
  3. letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  4. second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1])
  5. ethyl
  6. bent
  7. winding
  8. radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)

Example sentences

  1. 甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜。
    jiǎ zhī mì táng， yǐ zhī pī shuāng。
    One man's meat is another man's poison.
    Tatoeba #5092091 by mirrorvan · #67212 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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