二等

èrděng

adjective #14,939

Meanings

1 second class; second-rate

Characters

class; grade; rank

Examples

他买了两张二等座的火车票。

Tā mǎi le liǎng zhāng èrděng zuò de huǒchēpiào.

He bought two second-class train tickets.

在那个时代，女性被当作二等公民。

Zài nàge shídài, nǚxìng bèi dàngzuò èrděng gōngmín.

In that era, women were treated as second-class citizens.

Tips

usage

二等 is used for ranked classes: 二等座 (second-class seat), 二等奖 (second prize), 二等公民 (second-class citizen). When used figuratively, it implies inferiority.

Stroke Order

二 èr

等 děng