一二

yī'èr
numeral #15,895

Meanings

  1. 1 one or two
  2. 2 a few
  3. 3 a little
  4. 4 just a bit

Examples

HSK 1
Nǐ néng shuō yī'èr ma?
Could you say a few words about it?
HSK 7-9
Lüèzhīyī'èr.
I know a thing or two about it.

Tips

usage
Almost always used in set phrases rather than as a literal number. 略知一二 (know a thing or two) and 一二 (say a bit about something) are the most common patterns.
register
More literary than colloquial. In everyday speech, people would say 一点 or 一些 instead.

Stroke Order

èr