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secondhand

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

er4shou3 • èrshǒu

Meaning


Primary

secondhand

Alternatives

second-hand, used

Mnemonic


When you buy something that is 二手 secondhand, your 手 hand is literally the number 二 two 手 hand to use it!

Usage


我 想要 买 二手 车。

I want to buy a secondhand car.

这 台 电脑 是 二手 的, 但是 很 好用。

This computer is secondhand, but it works very well.

她 在 网路 上 卖 二手 衣服。

She sells secondhand clothes online.

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