乙

yǐ

noun HSK 5 #11,335

Meanings

Jiǎ fāng hé yǐ fāng qiān le hétong.

Party A and Party B signed the contract.

Tā de chéngjì shì yǐ děng.

His grade is B.

Jiǎ yǐ bǐng dīng shì tiāngān de qián sì gè.

Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding are the first four Heavenly Stems.

culture

天干 (Heavenly Stems) — 甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸 — are used in Chinese calendar systems and as generic labels like A, B, C in English.

usage

In contracts, 甲方 means 'Party A' and 乙方 means 'Party B.' This is standard legal terminology in China.

乙 yǐ